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Re: fingernail thickness


  Dear Dr Mooney,
              ICRP 23 (reference Man) gives the average fingernail
thickness for males as 0.384 mm and for females as 0.346 mm. It gives a
lot of other information such as composition, specific gravity and growth
rates if you need it.

 Regards,

       David Hornsey 
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On Tue, 14 Mar 2000, Moroney, Roger W wrote:

> Does anyone have an average value for fingernail thickness? There is a lot
> of body part information in the new rad health handbook but nothing for
> fingernails. I need this to estimate any additional shallow dose due to a
> small amount of I-131 left after decon.
> 
> Roger Moroney
> Health Physicist
> Mallinckrodt, Inc.
> 314.654.7457 voice
> 314.654.7998 fax
> roger.moroney@mkg.com
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