Application of Recent ICRP Models to Estimate Intake and Dose from In Vivo and Excretion Measurements of a Single super(241)Am Inhalation Case

Findings are presented from in vivo measurements of a worker who was accidentally contaminated with americium 241 some 26 years earlier. A single HPGe detector positioned at different places on the head was used to measure the skeletal burden. Four HPGe detectors were used to measure activities in l...

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Published in:Radiation protection dosimetry 2000-01, Vol.29 (3), p.287-287
Main Authors: Truckenbrodt, R, Ruhm, W, Nosske, D, Konig, K
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:Findings are presented from in vivo measurements of a worker who was accidentally contaminated with americium 241 some 26 years earlier. A single HPGe detector positioned at different places on the head was used to measure the skeletal burden. Four HPGe detectors were used to measure activities in lung and liver tissues. Data describing present activity estimates for the skeleton, the lung, and the liver are reported. Corresponding information obtained from excretion measurements on urine and faeces is discussed. Results from this project are compared against findings from similar projects enacted elsewhere. These issues are considered in the context of contemporary biokinetic modeling systems.
ISSN:0144-8420