Digital simulation of two models of the biological disposition of inhaled plutonium

Technical Report · Mon Mar 01 04:00:00 EST 1976

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/7192988· OSTI ID:7192988

Dionne, P. J.; Harrington, T. P.

Two mathematical models which describe the retention and translocation of inhaled plutonium were simulated on BNW's minicomputer system MINERVA. Equation parameters are obtained by matching the simulation to data gathered by several studies at BNW. Interactive graphics techniques are described which facilitate the data fitting process. This document is meant to serve as a progress report on a continuing effort towards development of mathematical models to describe the disposition of inhaled plutonium. The tabular and graphical results found in the appendices of this report do not represent what we feel are the best possible data fits but only samples of output available from the model. At this time we feel that additional model development will probably be required to best fit the data.

• Research Organization: Battelle Pacific Northwest Labs., Richland, Wash. (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: E(45-1)-1830
• OSTI ID: 7192988
• Report Number(s): BNWL-B-462
• 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 MODELS
BODY
COMPUTERS
DATA PROCESSING
DISTRIBUTION
ELEMENTS
INHALATION
INTAKE
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
METALS
PLUTONIUM
PROCESSING
RADIONUCLIDE KINETICS
SIMULATION
TISSUE DISTRIBUTION
TISSUES
TRANSURANIUM ELEMENTS