PLUTO - A SOFTWARE PACKAGE USING THE MAXIMUM-LIKELIHOOD METHOD TO FITPLUTONIUM IN URINE DATA TO AN EXCRETION FUNCTION

Authors
RIDDELL AE BRITCHER AR
Citation
Ae. Riddell et Ar. Britcher, PLUTO - A SOFTWARE PACKAGE USING THE MAXIMUM-LIKELIHOOD METHOD TO FITPLUTONIUM IN URINE DATA TO AN EXCRETION FUNCTION, Radiation protection dosimetry, 53(1-4), 1994, pp. 199-201
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Radiology,Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging","Nuclear Sciences & Tecnology
Journal title
Radiation protection dosimetry → ACNP
ISSN journal
01448420
Volume
53
Issue
1-4
Year of publication
1994
Pages
199 - 201
Database
ISI
SICI code
0144-8420(1994)53:1-4<199:P-ASPU>2.0.ZU;2-8
Abstract
The PLUTO software package was developed at Sellafield to make optimum use of the analysis data from plutonium in urine samples in arriving at the best estimate of intake/uptake. The program prompts the assesso r to enter the assessment parameters required to fit the data to the e xcretion function using the maximum likelihood method. A critical appr aisal is given of the relative strengths and weaknesses of this assess ment package.