title: Worker inhalation dose coefficients for radionuclides not previously identified in ICRP publication 68.
abstract: While inhalation dose coefficients are provided for about 800 radionuclides in International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP) Publication 68, many radionuclides of practical dosimetric interest for facilities such as high-energy proton accelerators are not specifically addressed, nor are organ-specific dose coefficients tabulated. The ICRP Publication 68 dosimetry concepts are used, along with updated radiological decay data and metabolic data, to calculate committed equivalent dose coefficients [h(T)(50)] and committed effective dose coefficients [e(50)] for radionuclides produced at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory's Spallation Neutron Source.
authors.affiliation: UT-Battelle, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 1 Bethel Valley Road, Oak Ridge, TN 37830, USA.
authors.forename: David A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: McLaughlin
authors.forename: Scott O
authors.initials: SO
authors.lastname: Schwahn
mesh_terms: D001822:Body Burden; D006801:Humans; D001239:Inhalation / Q000528:radiation effects; D015233:Models, Statistical; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D009502:Neutrons; D016273:Occupational Exposure; D010315:Particle Accelerators; D011522:Protons; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D011835:Radiation Protection / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D011868:Radioisotopes / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011874:Radiometry / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards*; D012137:Respiratory System / Q000528:radiation effects; D013714:Tennessee; D014018:Tissue Distribution
chemical_list: D011522:Protons; D011868:Radioisotopes