A multi-compartment model for slow bronchial clearance of insoluble particles - Extension of the ICRP human respiratory tract models

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 118, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 384-394

  Sturm, Robert ^a   Hofmann, W ^b  

^a University of Salzburg ^*  (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRWAY; ARTICLE; BRONCHUS; COMPARTMENT MODEL; EPITHELIUM CELL; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE; MACROPHAGE; MUCOCILIARY CLEARANCE; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PREDICTION; RADIATION PROTECTION; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; SIMULATION; TRACHEOBRONCHIAL TREE;

ABSORPTION; AIR POLLUTANTS; BRONCHI; HUMANS; LYMPH NODES; METABOLIC CLEARANCE RATE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUCOCILIARY CLEARANCE; PARTICLE SIZE; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOMETRY; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM;

EID: 33748106500     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/nci358     Document Type: Article

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