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Comparative skeletal distribution of americium and plutonium in man, monkey and baboon

Conference ·
OSTI ID:6496679
The skeletal distributions of americium and plutonium in four humans were compared with the skeletal distributions of these radioelements in baboons and monkeys. With respect to the skeletal distribution of these elements, excellent agreement was noted among the four human cases; americium data was available for all four cases and plutonium for three. The human case database was thus adequate for comparison with those of other primates. A statistically significant correlation was found between the /sup 241/Am and /sup 239/Pu + /sup 240/Pu skeletal distributions in the humans and those in non-human primates. Trabecular bone had the highest concentrations of /sup 241/Am and /sup 239 +240/Pu in man, baboon, and monkey. Scaling factors are proposed to convert the percentages of skeletal activity in animal bones to the corresponding percentages in the bones of the human skeleton. However, considerable variation was found between the humans and animals in the percentages of the skeletal activity found in the same bone. 12 refs., 7 tabs.
Research Organization:
Pacific Northwest Lab., Richland, WA (USA); Los Alamos National Lab., NM (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
AC06-76RL01830; W-7405-ENG-36
OSTI ID:
6496679
Report Number(s):
PNL-SA-14857; CONF-871066-3; ON: DE89004879
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English