Practical applications of internal dose calculations
Accurate estimates of intake magnitude and internal dose are the goal for any assessment of an actual intake of radioactivity. When only one datum is available on which to base estimates, the choices for internal dose assessment become straight-forward: apply the appropriate retention or excretion function, calculate the intake, and calculate the dose. The difficulty comes when multiple data and different types of data become available. Then practical decisions must be made on how to interpret conflicting data, or how to adjust the assumptions and techniques underlying internal dose assessments to give results consistent with the data. This article describes nine types of adjustments which can be incorporated into calculations of intake and internal dose, and then offers several practical insights to dealing with some real-world internal dose puzzles.
- Research Organization:
- Pacific Northwest Lab., Richland, WA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC06-76RL01830
- OSTI ID:
- 10166619
- Report Number(s):
- PNL-SA-24300; CONF-9406208-1; ON: DE94014997; TRN: 94:020077
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: Health Physics Society summer school on internal dosimetry,Philadelphia, PA (United States),20-24 Jun 1994; Other Information: PBD: Jun 1994
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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