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.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Algorithms
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Americium / analysis
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Americium / pharmacokinetics*
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Biological Assay / methods*
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Computer Simulation
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Databases, Factual*
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Environmental Exposure / analysis*
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Humans
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Internationality
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Models, Biological*
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Plutonium / analysis
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Plutonium / pharmacokinetics*
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Radiation Dosage
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Radiation Monitoring / methods*
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Radiation Protection / methods
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Reproducibility of Results
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Sensitivity and Specificity