title: Aspects of the dosimetry of plutonium in bone.
abstract: After animals have been exposed to plutonium it eventually becomes distributed unevenly throughout the bone tissue. There is therefore a need to study the dosimetry of plutonium, particularly 239Pu, as a function of its depth of burial in bone. This article discusses a simple approach to the problem, and the magnitude of some of the possible errors involved.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001853:Bone Marrow / Q000528:radiation effects; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000032:analysis* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000528:radiation effects; D004307:Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation; D006253:Haversian System / Q000378:metabolism; D008954:Models, Biological; D011005:Plutonium / Q000032:analysis* / Q000378:metabolism; D011830:Radiation Effects; D011839:Radiation, Ionizing
chemical_list: D011005:Plutonium