A systemic biokinetic model for polonium
Creators
- 1. Life Sciences Division, Commerce Park, Building 1060COM, MS6480, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 37831 Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Description
Although the biokinetics of polonium has been studied extensively, interpretation of the data is complicated by potential differences with species and route of exposure and the questionable reliability of much of the reported excretion data for man. A study was undertaken to identify the data that are most likely to represent the typical behavior of polonium and apply those data to construct an improved, physiologically realistic systemic biokinetic model for polonium in man. Such a model is needed for interpretation of urinary excretion data for workers exposed to 210Po and reconstruction of the radiation doses received by those workers. This paper reviews the database on the biokinetics of polonium and describes a new systemic biokinetic model for polonium in man
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Science of the Total Environment
- Journal Volume
- 275
- Journal Issue
- 1-3
- Journal Page Range
- p. 109-125
- ISSN
- 0048-9697
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Netherlands
- Country of Input or Organization
- Netherlands
- INIS RN
- 32053723
- Subject category
- S63: RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGANISMS AND BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; S61: RADIATION PROTECTION AND DOSIMETRY;
- Descriptors DEI
- DATA ANALYSIS; MAN; PERSONNEL; POLONIUM 210; RADIATION DOSES; RADIONUCLIDE KINETICS; URINARY TRACT; WHOLE-BODY IRRADIATION
- Descriptors DEC
- ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; ANIMALS; BODY; DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; DOSES; EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI; EXTERNAL IRRADIATION; HEAVY NUCLEI; IRRADIATION; ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; KINETICS; MAMMALS; NANOSEC LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; NUCLEI; ORGANS; POLONIUM ISOTOPES; PRIMATES; RADIOISOTOPES; VERTEBRATES