Published 1975 | Version v1
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Plutonium-238 as a heat source for the artificial heart

Creators

  • 1. Univ. of Utah, Salt Lake City

Description

A total artificial heart system powered for 10 years or more by a 238Pu heat source appears feasible in the near future. However, hypothetical risks and injury and apparent misunderstanding surround the application 238Pu. The consequences of 238Pu already released to the environment, the modes of human uptake of 238Pu and biological responses, the criticality aspects of 238Pu and the magnitude and effects of operational radiation exposures upon the recipient of a 238Pu heat source and the recipient's personal contacts is studied

Additional details

Publishing Information

Publisher
Inst. of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc.
Imprint Place
New York
Imprint Title
Tenth intersociety energy conversion engineering conference
Imprint Pagination
p. 1473-1480.

Conference

Title
10. intersociety energy conversion engineering conference.
Dates
17 Aug 1975.
Place
Newark, Delaware, USA.

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
7237241
Subject category
S07: ISOTOPES AND RADIATION SOURCES;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
CRITICALITY; MECHANICAL HEART; PLUTONIUM 238; RADIATION DOSES; RADIATION HAZARDS; RADIOISOTOPE HEAT SOURCES; SAFETY
Descriptors DEC
ACTINIDE NUCLEI; ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI; HAZARDS; HEALTH HAZARDS; HEAVY NUCLEI; ISOTOPES; MEDICAL SUPPLIES; NUCLEI; PLUTONIUM ISOTOPES; PROSTHESES; RADIOISOTOPES; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES

Optional Information

Notes
Imprint:See CONF-750812--.