Distribution and excretion of plutonium administered intravenously to man

Technical Report · Wed Sep 20 04:00:00 EDT 1950

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6977818· OSTI ID:6977818

Langham, W H; Carter, R E ^[1]; Bassett, S H ^[2]; Harris, P S ^[3]

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1. Los Alamos Scientific Lab., NM (USA)
2. California Univ., Beverly Hills, CA (USA). Atomic Energy Project
3. Army Medical Corps, Los Alamos, NM (USA)

This report is the final presentation of the results of twelve plutonium tracer cases studied as a joint project of the Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory of the University of California and the Atomic Energy Project of the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry. The results of the studies conducted by the Berkeley and Chicago groups are correlated with the present ones providing a collection of data from sixteen cases. In addition to the twelve tracer cases mentioned above, the Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory has had approximately six years experience with exposure problems associated with the processing of large amounts of plutonium. Wherever applicable, the Laboratory's experiences with the exposure of personnel are used to enlarge and supplement the data collected from the plutonium tracer studies presented in this report. 21 refs., 2 figs., 10 tabs.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos Scientific Lab., NM (USA)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE/DP
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-36
• OSTI ID: 6977818
• Report Number(s): LA-1151; ON: DE90009108
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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