Re: DCF

["Otto G. Raabe" <ograabe@ucdavis.edu>]

At 08:50 AM 02/25/2000 -0600, Benny Hooda wrote:
>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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February 25, 2000
Davis, CA

The underlying lung model which has been recently revised by ICRP and NCRP
and assumed particle size distribution both affect the numerical value of
the DCF for inhaled plutonium. Hence, the somewhat different values.

Otto  

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