title: Validation of biokinetic models of Cs and I using their daily dietary intakes and organ contents in an adult Indian population.
abstract: The daily dietary intakes and total contents of Cs and I in skeletal muscle and thyroid, respectively, for an average Indian adult were estimated by determining their concentrations in the total cooked diet and tissue samples using instrumental neutron activation analysis. These data were then used to predict the biological half-lives of Cs and I and their radioactive counterparts for the Reference Indian Man. The predicted biological half-lives of Cs and I for Reference Indian Man were found to be comparable with the reported values for the ICRP Reference Man.
authors.affiliation: Internal Dosimetry Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, BARC Hospital, Anushaktinagar, Mumbai-400 094, India. ddj@bol.net.in
authors.forename: D D
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Jaiswal
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nair
authors.forename: H S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Dang
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Sharma
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D002588:Cesium Radioisotopes / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D004032:Diet; D005507:Food Contamination, Radioactive / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D008297:Male; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000378:metabolism*; D011874:Radiometry / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards*; D012015:Reference Standards; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D002588:Cesium Radioisotopes; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes