title: Worldwide bioassay data resources for plutonium/americium internal dosimetry studies.
abstract: Biokinetic models are the scientific underpinning of internal dosimetry and depend, ultimately, for their scientific validation on comparisons with human bioassay data. Three significant plutonium/americium bioassay databases, known to the authors, are described: (1) Sellafield, (2) Los Alamos and (3) the United States Transuranium Registry. A case is made for a uniform standard for database format, and the XML standard is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Los Alamos National Laboratory, HSR-12, Los Alamos, NM, USA. guthrie@lanl.gov
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: A E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Riddell
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Filipy
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bertelli
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Little
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Guilmette
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D000576:Americium / Q000032:analysis / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D001681:Biological Assay / Q000379:methods*; D003198:Computer Simulation; D016208:Databases, Factual; D004781:Environmental Exposure / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D038622:Internationality; D008954:Models, Biological; D011005:Plutonium / Q000032:analysis / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D011834:Radiation Monitoring / Q000379:methods*; D011835:Radiation Protection / Q000379:methods; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
chemical_list: D011005:Plutonium; D000576:Americium