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Anomalously High Excretion of Pu in Urine Following Inhalation of Plutonium Nitrate?

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2003

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Etherington, G.
Stradling, G.N.
Hodgson, A.
Fifield, L Keith

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Oxford University Press

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A study of the biokinetics of inhaled plutonium nitrate in two volunteers has been carried out. Low doses (∼ 80 μSv) were achievable because tracers of high isotopic purity were used: 237Pu (measurable by X ray spectrometry) and 244Pu (measurable by ac

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Keywords: plutonium; article; bioassay; blood level; body distribution; controlled study; feces level; human; human experiment; inhalation; liver metabolism; lung; male; mass spectrometry; normal human; occupational exposure; prediction; radiation dose; radioisotop

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http://hdl.handle.net/1885/88424

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ANU Research Publications

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Radiation Protection Dosimetry

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