Comprehensive dosimetry for seven exposure sources at the earliest US uranium processing facility

Mallinckrodt Chemical Works (MCW) was the earliest uranium processing facility in the United States, beginning in 1942. The 2,514 workers included in the epidemiologic study were exposed to external gamma radiation, medical x-rays, internal radiation from intakes of pitchblende ore and its extracted...

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Main Authors: Ellis, Elizabeth D., Leggett, Richard W., Golden, Ashley P., Boice, John D., Jr
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
Dosimeters
Dosimetry
Epidemiology
Gamma rays
Isotopes
Occupational exposure
Progeny
Radioisotopes
Radium
Radium 226
Radon
Uranium
Uranium isotopes
X-rays
γ Radiation
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Summary:Mallinckrodt Chemical Works (MCW) was the earliest uranium processing facility in the United States, beginning in 1942. The 2,514 workers included in the epidemiologic study were exposed to external gamma radiation, medical x-rays, internal radiation from intakes of pitchblende ore and its extracted radionuclides (mainly uranium isotopes and radium-226), and ambient levels of radon and its progeny [1].
ISSN:2117-4458
2273-1709
2117-4458
DOI:10.1051/bioconf/20191403005