Leukaemia risk and plutonium

The main object of our experiment was to study patterns of excretion, clearance from blood, and hepatic and skeletal uptake of Pu isotopes. Part of the y-ray spectrum recorded during an initial 20-min measurement is shown in the figure, in which most of the response arises from skeletal 133Ba, injec...

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Published inNature (London) Vol. 347; no. 6293; p. 521
Main Authors NEWTON, D, WARNER, A. J, TALBOT, R. J
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England Nature Publishing Group 11.10.1990
Subjects
Barium
Child
Excretion
Fathers
Humans
Isotopes
Leukemia
Leukemia, Radiation-Induced - etiology
Male
Metabolism
Middle Aged
Mineral metabolism
Plutonium
Plutonium - adverse effects
Plutonium - pharmacokinetics
Risk Factors
Testis - metabolism
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Summary:The main object of our experiment was to study patterns of excretion, clearance from blood, and hepatic and skeletal uptake of Pu isotopes. Part of the y-ray spectrum recorded during an initial 20-min measurement is shown in the figure, in which most of the response arises from skeletal 133Ba, injected 2½ years previously in a study of normal bone mineral metabolism; deposition of barium in the testes is negligible (1.7 x 10"' of body content7). International Commission on Radiological Protection, Publ. 23 Report of the Task Group on Reference Man (Pergamon, Oxford, 1975).
ISSN:0028-0836
1476-4687
DOI:10.1038/347521a0