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Radioactivity studies progress report

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:6454010
This research describes the metabolism of /sup 243/ /sup 244/Cm in nine adult female baboons following exposure by intravenous injection. Curium-243, 244 was administered to each baboon as a single injection of curium citrate in 0.08 M citric acid - sodium citrate buffer solution at pH 3.5 in dosage ranging from 0.053 to 0.220 ..mu..Ci/kg. The behavior of /sup 243/ /sup 244/Cm at these low experimental dosage levels has been quantitated by various methods including external in vivo whole body and partial body counting, bioassay of blood, urine and feces samples, liver biopsies, and post-mortem tissue analysis. The structure and parameters of a model illustrating the interaction of seven internal compartments with respect to the translocation kinetics of /sup 243/ /sup 244/Cm was derived based upon the above data. Solutions of the model represented as groups of exponential expressions have been derived for two specific time-related exposures. Finally, investigation of the efficacy of diethylene-triaminepentaacetic acid (DTPA) to remove /sup 233/ /sup 244/Cm from the body was tested.
Research Organization:
New York Univ., NY (USA). Medical Center
DOE Contract Number:
AS02-76EV03382
OSTI ID:
6454010
Report Number(s):
DOE/EV/03382-19; COO-3382-19; ON: DE81027461
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English