Measurements of 137Cs in blood from individuals exposed during the Goiânia accident.
Blood samples of some highly internally contaminated Goiânian patients were measured for 137Cs activity. The distribution of activity among the blood components was checked. We found that the majority of the activity was confined to the cellular fraction, mainly to the erythrocytes (red cells).
Oliveira
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Instituto de Radioproteção e Dosimetria/CNEN, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Farina
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Bertelli
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Natarajan
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Ramalho
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Dantas
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D000059:Accidents; D001938:Brazil; D002588:Cesium Radioisotopes / Q000097:blood*; D004781:Environmental Exposure; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000737:chemistry*; D006801:Humans; D011867:Radioisotope Teletherapy / Q000295:instrumentation
D002588:Cesium Radioisotopes