title: Hazards of plutonium with special reference to the skeleton.
abstract: In the past attempts have been made to deduce plutonium toxicity in man from studies based on animal experimentation. An alternative method is to use the comparative dosimetry of plutonium and radium in man, with results broadly in agreement with maximum permissible levels set by the International Commission of Radiological Protection.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001822:Body Burden; D001853:Bone Marrow / Q000528:radiation effects*; D001854:Bone Marrow Cells; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology*; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000378:metabolism / Q000528:radiation effects*; D004307:Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation; D006801:Humans; D007951:Leukemia, Myeloid / Q000209:etiology; D008452:Maximum Allowable Concentration; D008954:Models, Biological; D012516:Osteosarcoma / Q000209:etiology; D011005:Plutonium / Q000378:metabolism; D011830:Radiation Effects; D011883:Radium / Q000378:metabolism / Q000633:toxicity
chemical_list: D011005:Plutonium; D011883:Radium