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Basis for the ICRP’s updated biokinetic model for systemic astatine

Journal Article · · Journal of Radiological Protection
The International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP) recently updated its biokinetic models for workers in a series of reports called the OIR (occupational intakes of radionuclides) series. A new biokinetic model for astatine (At), the heaviest member of the halogen family, was adopted in OIR Part 5 (ICRP in press). Occupational intakes of radionuclides: Part 5). Furthermore, this paper provides an overview of available biokinetic data for At; describes the basis for the ICRP's updated model for At; and tabulates dose coefficients for intravenous injection of each of the two longest lived and most important At isotopes, 211At and 210At. At-211 (T1/2 = 7.214 h) is a promising radionuclide for use in targeted α-particle therapy due to several favourable properties including its half-life and the absence of progeny that could deliver significant radiation doses outside the region of α-particle therapy. At-210 (T1/2 = 8.1 h) is an impurity generated in the production of 211At in a cyclotron and represents a potential radiation hazard via its long-lived progeny 210Po (T1/2 = 138 days). Tissue dose coefficients for injected 210At and 211At based on the updated model are shown to differ considerably from values based on the ICRP's previous model for At, particularly for the thyroid, stomach wall, salivary glands, lungs, spleen, and kidneys.
Research Organization:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
Grant/Contract Number:
AC05-00OR22725
OSTI ID:
1883957
Journal Information:
Journal of Radiological Protection, Journal Name: Journal of Radiological Protection Journal Issue: 2 Vol. 42; ISSN 0952-4746
Publisher:
IOP PublishingCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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