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Radium-226 in Human Diet and Bone

Journal Article · · Science

The mean radium-226 content of samples of vertebrae from New York City and San Francisco is 0.032 and 0.026 picocuries of radium-226 per gram of calcium, respectively. The ratio of these two mean values is associated with a similar ratio of radium-226 to calcium found in the diet at the two locations. A plot of the radium-226 content of bone as a function of age indicates that there is no marked difference in levels of bone radium with age.

Research Organization:
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission, New York
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
NSA Number:
NSA-17-027051
OSTI ID:
4690123
Journal Information:
Science, Journal Name: Science Journal Issue: 3573 Vol. 140; ISSN 0036-8075
Publisher:
AAAS
Country of Publication:
Country unknown/Code not available
Language:
English

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