title: Measurements of 137Cs in blood from individuals exposed during the Goiânia accident.
abstract: 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).
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Radioproteção e Dosimetria/CNEN, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Oliveira
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Farina
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bertelli
authors.forename: A T
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Natarajan
authors.forename: A T
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Ramalho
authors.forename: B M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Dantas
mesh_terms: D000059:Accidents; D001938:Brazil; D002588:Cesium Radioisotopes / Q000097:blood*; D004781:Environmental Exposure; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000737:chemistry*; D006801:Humans; D011867:Radioisotope Teletherapy / Q000295:instrumentation
chemical_list: D002588:Cesium Radioisotopes