Dose to red bone marrow of infants, children and adults from radiation of natural origin

Journal of Radiological Protection

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 123-138

  Kendall, G M ^a   Fell, T P ^b   Harrison, J D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORBED DOSE; BONE MARROW; BREAST MILK; DECAY PRODUCTS; EQUIVALENT DOSE; EXTERNAL RADIATION; FIRST YEAR; LOW LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFERS; NATURAL RADIATION; NATURAL RADIATION SOURCES; PLACENTAL TRANSFER; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION WEIGHTING FACTORS;

BONE; ENERGY TRANSFER; GAMMA RAYS; LIGHTING FIXTURES; QUANTUM OPTICS; RADIOISOTOPES; RADIOMETRY; RADON;

RADIATION;

ISOTOPE; POTASSIUM 40; RADIOISOTOPE; RADON; RADON 220; RADON 222; RUBIDIUM 86;

ADULT; BONE MARROW; BREAST MILK; CHILD; CHILDHOOD; COSMIC RADIATION; DRINKING; ERYTHROCYTE; FOOD; FOOD INTAKE; GAMMA RADIATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INGESTION; KINETICS; LEUKEMIA; LIFE; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER; MOTHER; NATURAL RADIOACTIVITY; PERINATAL PERIOD; PLACENTAL TRANSFER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION; RADIATION ABSORPTION; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOISOTOPE DECAY; REVIEW; X RAY; ADOLESCENT; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BODY BURDEN; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; IONIZING RADIATION; MALE; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RADIOMETRY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BACKGROUND RADIATION; BODY BURDEN; BONE MARROW; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOMETRY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349323107     PISSN: 09524746     EISSN: 13616498     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0952-4746/29/2/001     Document Type: Review

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