Limit for exposure to hot particles'' on the skin

Technical Report · Sun Dec 31 04:00:00 EST 1989

OSTI ID:6937105

This report reviews the radiobiological effects of hot particles on the skin and recommends a limit on the product of their beta-particle emission rate and duration of exposure. For the end points addressed by this report, beta particles are the radiation of concern. Relative to the beta particle dose, the gamma radiation associated with a beta-emitting hot particle on the skin does not contribute significantly to the tissue dose in the vicinity of the particle. For the purpose of this report, a hot particle is arbitrarily considered to be a discrete radioactive fragment that is insoluble in water and is no larger than approximately 1 mm in any dimension. In addition, only hot particles directly on the skin are considered in this report. 53 refs., 5 figs., 2 tabs.

• Research Organization: National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements, Bethesda, MD (USA)
• Sponsoring Organization: NCRPM
• OSTI ID: 6937105
• Report Number(s): NCRP-106; ISBN: 0-929600-11-8
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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