MEDOR, a didactic tool to support interpretation of bioassay data after internal contamination by actinides

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 127, Issue 1-4, 2007, Pages 350-355

  Miele A ^a   Blanchin, N ^a   Raynaud, P ^b   Quesne, B ^c   Giraud, J M ^d   Fottorino, R ^a   Berard P ^e   Ansoborlo, E ^f   Franck, D ^g   Blanchardon, E ^g   Challeton de Vathaire, C ^g   Lebaron Jacobs, L ^h   Poncy, J L ⁱ   Piechowski, J ^d   Fritsch, Paul ⁱ  

^a IRFM   (France)

^b Service de Santé au Travail   (France)

^c AREVA NP   (France)

^d DIF   (France)

^e CEA SACLAY   (France)

^f Research Department of Mining and Fuel Recycling ProCesses   (France)

^g INSTITUT DE RADIOPROTECTION ET DE SÛRETÉ NUCLÉAIRE IRSN   (France)

^h INSTITUT DE RADIOPROTECTION ET DE SÛRETÉ NUCLÉAIRE   (France)

ⁱ CEA DIF   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTINIDE;

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; AEROSOL; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS SOFTWARE; INHALATION; KINETICS; LUNG CLEARANCE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; RADIATION ABSORPTION; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION HAZARD; RISK ASSESSMENT; ALGORITHM; BODY BURDEN; COMPUTER PROGRAM; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOMETRY; RELATIVE BIOLOGIC EFFECTIVENESS;

ACTINOID SERIES ELEMENTS; ALGORITHMS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; BODY BURDEN; HUMANS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOMETRY; RELATIVE BIOLOGICAL EFFECTIVENESS; SOFTWARE;

EID: 49649083131     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncm288     Document Type: Article

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