Assessment of a cerium---praseodymium-144 inhalation case

Conference · Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1976

OSTI ID:7312481

Glenn, R. D.; Heid, K. R.; Houston, J. R.

A case involving an acute exposure to a /sup 144/Ce-/sup 144/Pr contaminated atmosphere is presented with a discussion of the treatment and evaluation of data collected out to 800 days post intake. Treatment included irrigation of the upper nasal passages with normal saline, nebulization with normal saline mist and DTPA therapy. Assessment of the deposition and the resulting dose commitment was based on in vivo measurements and excretion data. The initial pulmonary burden, which cleared with three distinct half times, was estimated at 2.1 ..mu..Ci of /sup 144/Ce.

• Research Organization: Battelle Pacific Northwest Labs., Richland, WA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: E(45-1)-1830
• OSTI ID: 7312481
• Report Number(s): BNWL-SA-5659; CONF-760652-6; TRN: 77-008523
• Resource Relation: Conference: Health Physics Society meeting, San Francisco, CA, USA, 27 Jun 1976
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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CERIUM 144
INHALATION
PRASEODYMIUM 144
RADIATION INJURIES
THERAPY
RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
AIR
CONTAMINATION
DEPOSITION
DTPA
AMINO ACIDS
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS
BIOLOGICAL RADIATION EFFECTS
CARBOXYLIC ACIDS
CERIUM ISOTOPES
CHELATING AGENTS
DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
DRUGS
EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI
FLUIDS
GASES
INJURIES
INTAKE
INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI
ISOTOPES
MINUTES LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
NUCLEI
ODD-ODD NUCLEI
ORGANIC ACIDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PRASEODYMIUM ISOTOPES
RADIATION EFFECTS
RADIOISOTOPES
RADIOPROTECTIVE SUBSTANCES
RARE EARTH ISOTOPES
RARE EARTH NUCLEI
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