U.S. Transuranium Registry report on the 239Pu distribution in a human body.

abstract：:The Multi-Agency Radiation Survey and Site Investigation Manual (MARSSIM) provides a coherent, technically defensible process for establishing that exposed surfaces satisfy site cleanup requirements. Unfortunately, many sites have complications that challenge a direct application of MARSSIM. Example complications incl...

journal_title：Health physics

authors： Johnson R,Durham L,Rieman C

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper describes two nondestructive measurement techniques for determining the radioactivity in a homogeneous organ phantom with an acceptable error and the capability of being traceable to the National Institute of Standards and Technology. These two techniques are based on a method developed by Robley D. Evans i...

journal_title：Health physics

authors： Hui TE,Nichols LL,Olsen PC,McDonald JC

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With possibilities for radiation terrorism and intensified concerns about nuclear accidents since the recent Fukushima Daiichi event, the potential exposure of large numbers of individuals to radiation that could lead to acute clinical effects has become a major concern. For the medical community to cope with such an ...

journal_title：Health physics

authors： Swartz HM,Flood AB,Williams BB,Dong R,Swarts SG,He X,Grinberg O,Sidabras J,Demidenko E,Gui J,Gladstone DJ,Jarvis LA,Kmiec MM,Kobayashi K,Lesniewski PN,Marsh SD,Matthews TP,Nicolalde RJ,Pennington PM,Raynolds T,Sal

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper provides a review and reanalysis of data relating to gastrointestinal (GI) uptake of uranium in humans. Estimates of GI uptake of uranium in adult humans have been derived from results of three controlled experimental studies involving short-term oral intake of an elevated quantity of uranium in fluids, fro...

journal_title：Health physics

authors： Leggett RW,Harrison JD

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The concentrations of various trace elements and radionuclides have been measured in marine protein concentrates prepared from surface feeding fishes. As with concentrates prepared from benthic fishes, the 210Pb-210Po pair are the most significant radionuclides present. Concentrations of stable Pb, Co and Ag in certai...

journal_title：Health physics

authors： Beasley TM,Jokela TA,Eagle RJ

更新日期：1971-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Radio frequency currents in the human body, induced by high-frequency and medium-frequency high-power broadcast antennas, were studied theoretically and experimentally. An analytical formula was derived to calculate the foot currents in a grounded semispheroidal model of the human body. The model agrees within 30% wit...

journal_title：Health physics

authors： Jokela K,Puranen L,Gandhi OP

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Federal agencies have a variety of roles and responsibilities related to communicating with the public before, during, and after a radiological emergency. To better understand the various efforts currently underway, the Radiation Studies Branch of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention convened a roundtable of...

journal_title：Health physics

authors： Miller CW,McCurley MC

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This work describes the design, development, and characterization of an ionization chamber to detect and locate gamma ray sources with intensities down to 100 mu Gy h(-1). The results show that sources of x ray and gamma radiation in the energy range of 14 to 1,250 keV can be located. The directional sensitivity of th...

journal_title：Health physics

authors： Kronenberg S,Bruckner GJ,Bechtel E,Gentner F

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Pantex Plant significantly revised its Radiological Control Manual to improve its usability, streamline plant procedures, and clarify conflicting guidance. This article overviews the process used to develop the new Radiological Control Manual. ...

journal_title：Health physics

authors： Farrell LM

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this work was to evaluate the reproductive toxicological effects of uranium (U) at 2.5, 5, and 10 mgU/kg/d chronically administered in drinking water for 40 d. Swiss female control mice (n = 28) and mice chronically contaminated with uranyl nitrate in drinking water (n = 36) were tested. The number and qual...

journal_title：Health physics

authors： Kundt MS,Martinez-Taibo C,Muhlmann MC,Furnari JC

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Measurements of the gross beta activity of snow samples from four Alpine glaciers contaminated by radioactive fallout from the Chernobyl nuclear accident and a gamma-spectrum analysis of selected samples are reported. The results are discussed with respect to possible risks to the population from using meltwater from ...

journal_title：Health physics

authors： Ambach W,Rehwald W,Blumthaler M,Eisner H,Brunner P

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In nuclear accident consequence assessment, dose contributions from radionuclide deposition on the human body have in the past generally been either ignored or estimated on the basis of rather simple models. Recent experimental work has improved the state of knowledge of relevant processes and parameter ranges. The re...

journal_title：Health physics

authors： Andersson KG,Fogh CL,Byrne MA,Roed J,Goddard AJ,Hotchkiss SA

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The analysis of uranium in water samples can be very helpful for providing guidelines to the general public regarding necessary remedial measures. A fission-track technique has been applied for the estimation of the uranium concentration in drinking water collected from natural springs of Muzaffarabad and hilly areas ...

journal_title：Health physics

authors： Akram M,Khattak NU,Qureshi AA,Iqbal A,Tufail M,Qureshi IE

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The radionuclide vector in the release plume from the destroyed unit 4 of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant was assessed. Emphasis was laid on radionuclides relevant for the internal dose, including those with short half-lives, and on the radionuclide vector in the 30-km zone where practically no data in air or foodst...

journal_title：Health physics

authors： Mück K,Pröhl G,Likhtarev I,Kovgan L,Meckbach R,Golikov V

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Radiation exposure of the biota in the shoreline area of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant Cooling Pond was assessed to evaluate radiological consequences from the decommissioning of the Cooling Pond. This paper addresses studies of radioactive contamination of the terrestrial faunal complex and radionuclide concentra...

journal_title：Health physics

authors： Oskolkov BY,Bondarkov MD,Gaschak SP,Maksimenko AM,Hinton TG,Coughlin D,Jannik GT,Farfán EB

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intestinal absorption of strontium from an oral test dose was studied in 13 healthy human volunteers using double tracer techniques with two stable strontium isotopes as tracers. Defined amounts of one isotope were administered orally, while tracer amounts of the second isotope were injected intravenously. Two differe...

journal_title：Health physics

authors： Höllriegl V,Li WB,Oeh U,Roth P

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this paper is to evaluate the risks and doses for the internal contamination of the radiochemistry staff in a high workload medical cyclotron facility. The doses from internal contamination derive from the inhalation of radioactive gas leakage from the cells by personnel involved in the synthesis processes ...

journal_title：Health physics

authors： Calandrino R,del Vecchio A,Savi A,Todde S,Belloli S

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Marshall Islands were the site of numerous tests of nuclear weapons by the United States. From 1946 to 1958, nuclear devices were detonated at Enewetak and Bikini Atolls. Following the inadvertent contamination of the northern islands downwind of the 1954 Bravo Test, Brookhaven National Laboratory became involved ...

journal_title：Health physics

authors： Sun LC,Clinton JH,Kaplan E,Meinhold CB

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spot urine samples are often taken for emergency radiobioassay to provide a quick dose assessment for contaminated individuals. The subsequent dosimetric analysis requires a urinary output normalization method to adjust spot sampling to daily urine excretion. A rapid specific gravity method that was developed for 24-h...

journal_title：Health physics

authors： Dai X,Kutschke K,Priest N

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This document describes the attributes of an alpha spectroscopy counting and analysis system called Low Level Pulse Height Analysis (LLPHA). It was developed for multi-sample alpha spectroscopy analysis. The LLPHA system is controlled by a MIK-11/2 microcomputer with 28K of memory and uses a double-density, dual flopp...

journal_title：Health physics

authors： Guilmette RA,Archibeque FA

更新日期：1984-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As a continuation of previous research on worst case transportation accidents involving radioactive material (Dodd and Humphries 1988a), and protective action guidance for radioactive material transportation accidents (Dodd and Humphries 1988b), this paper describes the risks from such accidents in Oregon. Radioactive...

journal_title：Health physics

authors： Humphries LL,Dodd B

更新日期：1989-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The (241)Am contents in the United States Transuranium and Uranium Registries' (USTUR) case 0102 leg phantom were previously estimated to be 1,243 ± 11 Bq. Recent analysis of the computed tomography images of the phantom revealed multiple bone structures missing from various regions of the phantom skeleton including: ...

journal_title：Health physics

authors： Tabatadze G,Brey RR,Kramer GH,Capello K,Meldrum DJ

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Radiation doses to workers at the Manhattan Engineer District (MED) and Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) sites due to external irradiation during 1940-1960 are reviewed. Categorized radiation dose data were available from AEC annual reports for some years. Annual individual radiation dose data for nine MED/AEC sites for...

journal_title：Health physics

authors： Strom DJ,Smith MH,Swinth KL,Pettengill HJ

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While much of the language used to express the concepts of radiation protection works effectively, there are many ill-chosen names and phrases and much jargon that permeate our professional speech and writing. From the oxymoron "internal exposure" to the "snarl word" "decay," there is much room for improvement. This e...

journal_title：Health physics

authors： Strom DJ,Watson CR

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Absorbed dose and dose equivalent conversion coefficients are routinely used in personnel dosimetry programs. These conversion coefficients can be applied to particle fluences or to measured air kerma values to determine appropriate operational monitoring quantities such as the ambient dose equivalent or personal dose...

journal_title：Health physics

authors： Veinot KG,Hertel NE

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper describes an analytically based method for modeling the time-dependent radionuclide areal densities of contaminated soil surface layers when the soil experiences simultaneous leaching, surface erosion and chain radioactive decay. The model is used to predict time-dependent radionuclide areal densities in a ...

journal_title：Health physics

authors： Jarzemba MS,Manteufel RD

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The most effective countermeasure for radioiodine contamination of milk is to provide dairy animals with uncontaminated feed, with the added advantage that it will be effective for other radionuclides in the fallout. Another effective response is to process the milk into storable dairy products for an appropriate leng...

journal_title：Health physics

authors： Howard BJ,Voigt G,Segal MG,Ward GM

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This presentation provides an overview of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania's experiences and ongoing studies related to technologically enhanced, naturally occurring radioactive material (TENORM) in the oil and gas industry. It has been known for many years that Pennsylvania's geology is unique, with several areas hav...

journal_title：Health physics

authors： Allard DJ

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) operates an environmentally controlled chamber for purposes of exposing various radon and decay product measurement equipment to known (222)Rn concentrations. Exposure durations range from 1 h to several months, and (222)Rn concentrations vary between 37 and 4,440 Bq m(-3...

journal_title：Health physics

authors： Ronca-Battista M,Budd G,McLemore S

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For decades, radiation protection philosophy and practice have been the domain of professionals trained in the physical and medical sciences. Radiation protection policy was formulated and implemented largely without consultation with or participation by other professional disciplines or the general public. Although, ...

journal_title：Health physics

authors： Florig HK

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00