Comparison of premortem and postmortem estimates of plutonium deposited in the skeleton and liver of six individuals
Assessment of organ burdens after internal exposures to radionuclides is often necessary to evaluate the health and regulatory implications of the exposure. The assessment of plutonium activity in skeleton and liver is usually estimated from measurements of plutonium excreted via urine. As part of the overall evaluation of internal dose assessment techniques, it is useful to compare the results of organ burden estimates made from evaluation of urinary excretion data with those made at death from tissue samples collected posthumously from the individual. Estimates of plutonium in the skeleton and liver, based on postmortem analysis of tissue samples for six individuals, were obtained from the US Transuranium Registry (USTR). Bioassay data and other radiation exposure information obtained from the individuals' files were used to estimate their skeleton and liver burdens at the times of their deaths, and these estimates were compared to those obtained through tissue analysis. 6 refs., 2 tabs.
- Research Organization:
- Pacific Northwest Lab., Richland, WA (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC06-76RL01830; AC06-65RL01837
- OSTI ID:
- 6744758
- Report Number(s):
- PNL-SA-14714; CONF-880404-20; ON: DE89001475
- 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
BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS
BIOLOGICAL WASTES
BODY
BODY BURDEN
BODY FLUIDS
CLEARANCE
COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS
COMPLIANCE
DETECTION
DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
ELEMENTS
EVALUATION
EXCRETION
GLANDS
HAZARDS
HEALTH HAZARDS
INHALATION
INTAKE
INTERNAL IRRADIATION
IRRADIATION
LIVER
MATERIALS
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
METALS
ORGANS
PLUTONIUM
REGULATIONS
SKELETON
TRANSURANIUM ELEMENTS
URINE
WASTES