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Dosimetry of inhaled (219)Rn progeny

During prostate cancer treatment with (223)Ra. (219)Rn (actinon) occurs and may be exhaled by the patient. Nurses and other hospital employees may inhale this radionuclide and its decay products. The alpha-emitting decay products of actinon deposited within a body will irradiate tissues and organs....

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Autores principales: Issa, Hamadou, Serge, Atangana Bingana Martin, , Saïdou
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8282910/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33512484
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jrr/rraa140