Determination of americium and plutonium in autopsy tissue: methods and problems
The current methods used by the tissue analysis program at LASL for the determination of americium and plutonium in autopsy tissue are described. Problems affecting radiochemical yield are discussed. Included are problems associated with sample preparation, separation of plutonium from large amounts of bone ash, and reagent contamination. The average /sup 242/Pu tracer yield for 1800 Pu determinations is 78 +- 12%. The average /sup 242/Am tracer yield is 85 +- 7% for 40 determinations.
- Research Organization:
- Los Alamos Scientific Lab., NM (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-36
- OSTI ID:
- 5859308
- Report Number(s):
- LA-UR-79-2830; CONF-791077-1
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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400103 -- Radiometric & Radiochemical Procedures-- (-1987)
560171* -- Radiation Effects-- Nuclide Kinetics & Toxicology-- Man-- (-1987)
63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
ACCURACY
ACTINIDE ISOTOPES
ACTINIDE NUCLEI
ACTINIDES
ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
AMERICIUM
AMERICIUM 242
AMERICIUM ISOTOPES
ANIMALS
AUTOPSY
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BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BODY
CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
DATA
DATA FORMS
DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES
ELECTRON CAPTURE RADIOISOTOPES
ELEMENTS
EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
HEAVY NUCLEI
HOURS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
INFORMATION
ISOLATED VALUES
ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES
ISOTOPE APPLICATIONS
ISOTOPES
MAMMALS
MAN
METALS
NUCLEI
NUMERICAL DATA
ODD-ODD NUCLEI
PLUTONIUM
PLUTONIUM 242
PLUTONIUM ISOTOPES
PRIMATES
RADIOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS
RADIOISOTOPES
SAMPLE PREPARATION
SEPARATION PROCESSES
TISSUES
TRACER TECHNIQUES
TRANSPLUTONIUM ELEMENTS
TRANSURANIUM ELEMENTS
VERTEBRATES
YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
400103 -- Radiometric & Radiochemical Procedures-- (-1987)
560171* -- Radiation Effects-- Nuclide Kinetics & Toxicology-- Man-- (-1987)
63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
ACCURACY
ACTINIDE ISOTOPES
ACTINIDE NUCLEI
ACTINIDES
ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
AMERICIUM
AMERICIUM 242
AMERICIUM ISOTOPES
ANIMALS
AUTOPSY
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BODY
CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
DATA
DATA FORMS
DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES
ELECTRON CAPTURE RADIOISOTOPES
ELEMENTS
EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
HEAVY NUCLEI
HOURS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
INFORMATION
ISOLATED VALUES
ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES
ISOTOPE APPLICATIONS
ISOTOPES
MAMMALS
MAN
METALS
NUCLEI
NUMERICAL DATA
ODD-ODD NUCLEI
PLUTONIUM
PLUTONIUM 242
PLUTONIUM ISOTOPES
PRIMATES
RADIOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS
RADIOISOTOPES
SAMPLE PREPARATION
SEPARATION PROCESSES
TISSUES
TRACER TECHNIQUES
TRANSPLUTONIUM ELEMENTS
TRANSURANIUM ELEMENTS
VERTEBRATES
YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES