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[Bernard Cohen <blc+@PITT.EDU>]

ICRP Publication 30 gives the absorption thru the G-I tract into the 

blood stream, f1, to be 5 times higher for Americium than for Plutonium; 

5E-4 for Am and 1E-4 for Pu. Does anyone know if these values are 

up-to-date? What is the explanation for this big difference?



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