Further study of the effect of particle size on slow particle clearance from the bronchial tree

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 127, Issue 1-4, 2007, Pages 35-39

  Smith, Jenny R H ^a   Bailey, M R ^a   Etherington, G ^a   Shutt, A I ^a   Youngman, M J ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GOLD 198; INDIUM 111; POLYSTYRENE; RADIOISOTOPE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LUNG CLEARANCE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; PREDICTION; TRACHEOBRONCHIAL TREE; VOLUNTEER; AEROSOL; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EVALUATION; EXPOSURE; LUNG; METABOLIC CLEARANCE RATE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

AEROSOLS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; LUNG; METABOLIC CLEARANCE RATE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; ORGAN SPECIFICITY; PARTICLE SIZE; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOISOTOPES; RADIOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 49649097123     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncm401     Document Type: Article

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