Radiotoxicity
Plutonium sequestration in lung scars mitigates lung cancer risk
Published in Cancer Weekly, July 6th, 2004
According to published research from the United States, "the degree of nonuniform distribution of plutonium in the human lung has not been determined; thus current dosimetric models do not account for nonuniform irradiation. A better scientific basis is needed for assessing the risk of developing radiation-induced disease from inhaled alpha-particle-emitting radionuclides. We measured the distribution of plutonium activity in the lung by autoradiography and related the activity to specific compartments of the lung."
"The study materials were lung specimens from deceased workers...
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