Abstract
This paper describes a whole body counter which has been used to measure
contamination levels of persons over the past 3 years. The results from 2,600 measurements are discussed. The evolution of the mean caesium-137 body burden activity, from 1959 to date, is reported. The first results of a study on iodine-131 metabolism in order to evaluate the hazards of iodine contaminations are given. For continuous exposure the amounts of iodine-131 activity in the thyroid and in the rest of the body are in the ratio 86 : 14 implying a maximum permissible body burden of 0.16 μc iodine-131.
contamination levels of persons over the past 3 years. The results from 2,600 measurements are discussed. The evolution of the mean caesium-137 body burden activity, from 1959 to date, is reported. The first results of a study on iodine-131 metabolism in order to evaluate the hazards of iodine contaminations are given. For continuous exposure the amounts of iodine-131 activity in the thyroid and in the rest of the body are in the ratio 86 : 14 implying a maximum permissible body burden of 0.16 μc iodine-131.
Original language | English |
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Publisher | SCK CEN |
Number of pages | 12 |
State | Published - May 1963 |
Publication series
Name | SCK CEN Reports |
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Publisher | SCK CEN |
No. | BLG-276 |