Plutonium microdistribution in human bone
Conference
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OSTI ID:5732692
The amount and location of plutonium in bone from three humans injected during the mid-1940's has been studied by autoradiography and alpha particle spectrometry. Concentrations are similar on endosteal surfaces, Haversian canal surfaces and periosteal surfaces of long bone midshafts 17 months after injection. Endosteal surface concentrations are higher in the axial skeleton than in the appendicular skeleton 15 and 17 months post injection. For dosimetric purposes, volume deposits may be considered to be infinitely thick whereas surface deposits may be considered to have zero thickness. Secondary surface deposits are dosimetrically important, even when the plutonium is almost completely deposited in bone volume.
- Research Organization:
- Argonne National Lab., IL (USA)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-31109-ENG-38
- OSTI ID:
- 5732692
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-791077--3
- 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.
ACTINIDES
ALPHA SPECTROSCOPY
ANIMALS
AUTOPSY
AUTORADIOGRAPHY
BIOLOGICAL LOCALIZATION
BODY
BONE TISSUES
CONNECTIVE TISSUE
DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES
DOSES
DOSIMETRY
ELEMENTS
MAMMALS
MAN
METALS
MICRODOSIMETRY
ORGANS
PLUTONIUM
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RADIATION DOSES
RADIONUCLIDE KINETICS
SKELETON
SPECTROSCOPY
TISSUES
TRANSURANIUM ELEMENTS
VERTEBRATES