The Revised International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP) dosimetric model for the human respiratory tract

Conference · Sun Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1991

OSTI ID:5011272

Bair, W J

The new respiratory tract model is based on the premise that the large differences in radiation sensitivity of respiratory tract tissues, and the wide range of doses they receive, argue for calculating specific tissue doses rather than average lung doses for radiation protection purposes. The new model is more complex than the current lung model because it describes deposition of inhaled radioactive material in the clearance from several tissues and regions of the respiratory tract and is applicable to the worldwide population of both workers and the public. 2 refs., 2 figs.

• Research Organization: Pacific Northwest Lab., Richland, WA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC06-76RL01830
• OSTI ID: 5011272
• Report Number(s): PNL-SA-18756; CONF-9109241--7; ON: DE92002154
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
AEROSOLS
ANIMALS
BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS
BIOLOGICAL RADIATION EFFECTS
CLEARANCE
COLLOIDS
DEPOSITION
DISPERSIONS
DOSE EQUIVALENTS
DOSES
EXCRETION
HAZARDS
HEALTH HAZARDS
ICRP
INHALATION
INTAKE
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
LOCAL RADIATION EFFECTS
LUNG CLEARANCE
LYMPH NODES
LYMPHATIC SYSTEM
MAMMALS
MAN
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
PARTICLE SIZE
PRIMATES
RADIATION DOSES
RADIATION EFFECTS
RADIATION HAZARDS
RADIOACTIVE AEROSOLS
RADIONUCLIDE KINETICS
RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
RISK ASSESSMENT
SIZE
SOLS
VERTEBRATES