Distribution of /sup 241/Am in the human body as determined by external counting

Conference · Mon Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1979

OSTI ID:5638542

Toohey, R. E.

Methods for determining the distribution of /sup 241/Am within the body of a contaminated subject and their application to several cases under study at the Center for Human Radiobiology are described. In general, /sup 241/Am is found in the lungs even at long times after inhalation, and systemic /sup 241/Am is observed to deposit in the liver and to label the skeleton in a fairly uniform manner; similar findings have been reported in animal studies (L172). Further analysis of the skeletal distribution of /sup 241/Am indicates deposition on bone surfaces. In contrast, the distribution of injected /sup 239/Pu in an (abnormal) skeleton is rather non-uniform when compared to that of /sup 241/Am.

• Research Organization: Argonne National Lab., IL (USA)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: W-31109-ENG-38
• OSTI ID: 5638542
• Report Number(s): CONF-791077--4
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
ACTINIDE ISOTOPES
ACTINIDE NUCLEI
ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
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AMERICIUM ISOTOPES
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DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
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LUNGS
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MAN
NUCLEI
ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
ORGANS
PLUTONIUM 239
PLUTONIUM ISOTOPES
PRIMATES
RADIOISOTOPES
RADIONUCLIDE KINETICS
RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
SKELETON
VERTEBRATES
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