Whole body counting of radon daughters
This paper reports the initial work in a series of experiments involving experimental exposure to radon and radon daughter products in an exposure chamber. Five adult males were exposed for one hour to radon and radon daughter products in an exposure chamber and were subsequently measured for radon daughter product activity in the chest region by whole body counting methods. About half of the deposited activity was associated with internal deposition and half with external deposition on clothing, skin and hair. A substantial contribution was made to the counting rate from deposits on under as well as outer clothing. A strong but statistically non significant correlation was found between internal and external deposition indicating that total activity provides an index of internal deposition. 2 refs., 3 figs., 4 tabs.
- Research Organization:
- Argonne National Lab., IL (USA)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- DOHHS
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-31109-ENG-38
- OSTI ID:
- 7001235
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-900224-4; ON: DE90007790
- 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.
AEROSOLS
ALKALI METAL COMPOUNDS
ALKALINE EARTH ISOTOPES
ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
ANIMALS
BODY
CARBON 14 DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
CLOTHING
COLLOIDS
CONTAMINATION
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DAUGHTER PRODUCTS
DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
DEPOSITION
DISPERSIONS
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
ELEMENTS
EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI
GAMMA RADIATION
GEIGER-MUELLER COUNTERS
HAIR
HALIDES
HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
HAZARDS
HEALTH HAZARDS
HEAVY ION DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
HEAVY NUCLEI
INORGANIC PHOSPHORS
IODIDES
IODINE COMPOUNDS
IONIZING RADIATIONS
ISOTOPES
MAMMALS
MAN
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
MEMBRANES
METALS
MUCOUS MEMBRANES
NUCLEI
ORGANS
PHOSPHORS
PRIMATES
RADIATION DETECTORS
RADIATIONS
RADIOISOTOPES
RADIUM 226
RADIUM ISOTOPES
RADON 222
RADON ISOTOPES
SKIN
SODIUM COMPOUNDS
SODIUM IODIDES
SOLS
THALLIUM
VERTEBRATES
WHOLE-BODY COUNTING
YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES