Published April 1988 | Version v1
Journal article

Japanese reference man 1988, 3

  • 1. National Inst. of Radiological Sciences, Chiba (Japan)

Description

Quantitative description of physical properties and other characteristics of the human body is one of the basic data for estimating dose equivalent and calculating Annual Limit on Intake of radionuclides. The exact mass weight of organs and tissues are measured from about 1000 autopsy cases of normal Japanese adults and physical properties are obtained from recent Japanese Government publications. Japanese (Asian) Reference Man is completed by establishing the Normal Japanese, harmonizing with Caucasian Reference Man and coinciding with the ICRP Reference Man Task Group members concept. (author)

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Subtitle (English)
Masses of organs and tissues and other physical properties

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Nippon Igaku Hoshasen Gakkai Zasshi
Journal Volume
48
Journal Issue
4
Series
Nippon Igaku Hoshasen Gakkai Zasshi.
Journal Page Range
509-513
ISSN
0048-0428
CODEN
NHGZA