Thursday, October 2, 2014

Radiation Protection Guides (RPG) for transient rates of intake of (some) radionuclides in 1961

Radionuclide
Target Organ
Dose Equivalent
(RPG)
for Upper Limit
of Range II
rem/year
Intake Rate (pCi/day)(a)

Range IRange IIRange III
Iodine-131Thyroid0.50 - 1010 - 100100 - 1,000
Strontium-90Bone0.50 - 2020 - 200200 - 2,000
Strontium-89Bone0.50 - 200200 - 2,0002,000 - 20,000
Cesium-137Whole Body0.170 - 1,4501,450 - 14,50014,500 - 145,000
Barium-140(b)Bone0.50 - 1.4x1041.4x104 - 1.4x1051.4x105 - 1.4x106
Tritium(b)Whole Body0.170 - 2x1052x105 - 2x1062x106 - 2x107
Ruthenium-106(b)Lower, Large Ints.0.50 - 725725 - 7,2507,250 - 72,500

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