THORIUM DETERMINATION IN A LIVER AUTOPSY SAMPLE VIA DIRECT GAMMA-SPECTROMETRY AND NEUTRON-ACTIVATION ANALYSIS

Authors
DEGOEIJ JJM RASMUSSEN CE
Citation
Jjm. Degoeij et Ce. Rasmussen, THORIUM DETERMINATION IN A LIVER AUTOPSY SAMPLE VIA DIRECT GAMMA-SPECTROMETRY AND NEUTRON-ACTIVATION ANALYSIS, Journal of radioanalytical and nuclear chemistry, 175(5), 1993, pp. 325-332
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Chemistry Inorganic & Nuclear","Chemistry Analytical","Nuclear Sciences & Tecnology
Journal title
Journal of radioanalytical and nuclear chemistry → ACNP
ISSN journal
02365731
Volume
175
Issue
5
Year of publication
1993
Pages
325 - 332
Database
ISI
SICI code
0236-5731(1993)175:5<325:TDIALA>2.0.ZU;2-M
Abstract
Thorium was determined in a liver autopsy sample from a person treated with Thorotrast ca 40 y earlier The decay products Ac-228, Ra-224, Pb -212, Bi-212, and Tl-208 from the Th-232 series were identified by dir ect gamma-spectrometry. Instrumental neutron activation analysis yield ed a value of ca 22 g thorium per kg dry liver material. The total rad iation dose to the whole liver was estimated in the order of 16 Gy.