Published September 1975 | Version v1
Journal article

Two californium-252 inhalation cases

  • 1. Du Pont de Nemours (E.I.) and Co., Aiken, S.C. (USA). Savannah River Plant

Description

A general description of a 252Cf inhalation incident, personnel decontamination and precautionary medical treatment are presented in this paper. Californium urinary excretion was followed, some fecal analyses were carried out and in vivo measurements were made with a 4 × 8 - in. NaI (Tl) detector. Bioassay data are evaluated to indicate gastrointestinal and urinary clearance rates. The effects of DTPA chelation and catharsis are discussed.

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Journal Title
Health Physics
Journal Volume
29
Journal Issue
3
Series
Health Phys.
Journal Page Range
407-409
ISSN
0017-9078

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