Assessment of radium-226 in two cases of radium luminizers using whole-body counting.
Two technicians from Kuwait working in dial painting were measured by the Egyptian A.E.E. whole-body counter in order to assess radium luminizers' activity and the corresponding dose delivered. In this case, the fraction of radon built up in the body had expired and the quoted values of radium were obtained by the measured content of 214Bi. Also, two normal persons from the same area having the same body build were measured to assess their levels of 137Cs and potassium to be taken as background for the incorporated persons. In spite of the decrease in radium-226 activity with time, there was an increase of the activity of its products which led to the increase of the assessed dose. The dose estimated have been calculated after 50 yr representing the life span of the individuals.
D000328:Adult; D001822:Body Burden; D006801:Humans; D007730:Kuwait; D008297:Male; D009787:Occupational Medicine; D010150:Paint; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D011883:Radium
D011883:Radium