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RE: DCF

Yes, you are right it rem/uCi
Thanks,

> ----------
> From: 	Rodney Bauman[SMTP:rodney_bauman@wssrap-host.wssrap.com]
> Sent: 	Friday, February 25, 2000 9:14 AM
> To: 	Multiple recipients of list
> Subject: 	Re:DCF
> 
> The CEDE conversion factors listed in the original posting are low by six
> orders
> of magnitude.  The correct values are 4.29 E8 rem/curie and 5.10 E8
> rem/curie
> (you may have meant rem/microcurie).
> 
> I did a quick run on the CINDY code and got a result of 4.4 E8 rem/curie
> for the
> inhalation of Class-W Pu-239.  It looks like FGR 11 and the CINDY code
> pretty
> much agree on this one.  I do not know the source or accuracy of the
> DOE/EH-0071
> values.
> 
> Rodney Bauman, CHP, RRPT
> rodney_bauman@wssrap-host.wssrap.com
> 
> ____________________Reply Separator____________________
> Subject:    DCF 
> Author: <radsafe@romulus.ehs.uiuc.edu>
> Date:       02/25/2000 8:49 AM
> 
> Radsafers:
> Does any one have an opinion regarding use of  Committed Effective Dose
> Equivalent conversion factor for Pu-239 (class W, inhalation) from FGR 11
> and Radiological Health Handbook or from DOE/EH-0071. The values listed
> are
> different 4.29E 2 rem/curie for FGR 11 and 5.10 E 2 rem/curie for
> DOE/EH-0071.
> 
> 
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