Published 1986 | Version v1
Journal article

Study of retention and absorption of radioactive dust in the respiratory tract

  • 1. Wojskowy Inst. Higieny i Epidemiologii, Warsaw (Poland)

Description

The study of deposition and clearance by the lungs of silicon dust labelled with 24Na is described. The animals were contaminated by the ''nose only'' method using PIANO-4 unit. The silicon dust is mainly deposited in the nasal cavities and passes through the throat to the gastrointestinal tract. The biological dust elimination time was 30 ± 4.4 h, which means that the silicon dust can be classified to the group of minimal retention. 18 refs., 4 figs. (author)

Additional details

Additional titles

Original title (Polish)
Badanie stopnia zatrzymywania i wchlaniania pylu promieniotworczego w drogach oddechowych

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Postepy Fizyki Medycznej
Journal Volume
21
Journal Issue
3
Series
Postepy Fiz. Med.
Journal Page Range
203-210
ISSN
0137-8465
CODEN
PFMKA

Conference

Title
7. Congress of Polish Society of Medical Physics.
Dates
11-21 Sep 1985.
Place
Augustow (Poland).