Energy Metabolism and Human Dosimetry of Tritium
Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 48 / Number 1 / July/August 2005 / Pages 795-798
Technical Paper / Tritium Science and Technology - Biology, Health, and Radiation / dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST05-A1040
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In the frame of current revision of human dosimetry of 14C and tritium, undertaken by the International Commission of Radiological Protection, we propose a novel approach based on energy metabolism and a simple biokinetic model for the dynamics of dietary intake (organic 14C, tritiated water and Organically Bound Tritium-OBT). The model predicts increased doses for HTO and OBT comparing to ICRP recommendations, supporting recent findings.
