Concentrations of $sup 226$Ra in bone from radium-burdened people

Technical Report · Mon Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1973

OSTI ID:4384682

Holtzman, R B; Ilcewicz, F H; Sha, J Y

Radiologican and Environmental Research Division annual report, July l972-June l973. Preliminary results are presented on concentrations of /sup 226/ Ra in bones which were measured by radiochemical analysis of samples of exhumed skeletons or cremation ash. One to fourteen specimens were analyzed for each of nine subjects, and the average concentrations were within a factor of two of the values expected from gamma measurements of the entire remains. Body burdens determined by gamma counting ranged from 200 to 15,600 nCi of /sup 226/Ra. (auth)

• Research Organization: Argonne National Lab., Ill. (USA)
• NSA Number: NSA-29-013044
• OSTI ID: 4384682
• Report Number(s): ANL--8060(Pt.2)
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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*BONE TISSUES-- RADIONUCLIDE KINETICS
*RADIUM 226-- TISSUE DISTRIBUTION
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CARCINOGENS
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N48610 --Life Sciences--Radionuclide Effects (Internal Source)--Man
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PATIENTS
QUANTITY RATIO
SAMPLING
SKELETON TISSUE DISTRIBUTION