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Comparison of Spiers and ICRP Models for Dose from Pu to Red Marrow and
Endosteal Cells

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Ratio of Bone Marrow to Endosteal Cell Dose

A.

Spiers (References 1,2,3).

In Spiers method the dose is calculated to a tissue filled cavity and is
referred to as Do.

The dose in bone, DB, is then related to DO by the

ratio of the mass stopping powers of bone and tissue.

Thus DO SB/ST

From geometry consideration

and deposition

and energy loss characteristic

for

alpha emitters, the doses to red marrow, DM, and endosteal cells, DS, may
be calculated by applying appropriate factors to DB.
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Pu are:

‘M=

The factors for

0.26 DB

DS = 3.11 DB

Thus, the ratio between the red marrow dose and endosteal cell dose is:
3.11
=% 12.
0.26
B.

ICRP (ICRP 30, Supplement to Part 1)

From ICRP-30, Supplement to Part 1 page 414 and 415, are listed the
committed Dose Equivalent
unit activity.

(C.D.E. ) in target organs or tissues per intake of

The ratio of these C.D.E. for bone surface cells and bone

marrow provides the necessary comparison for the ICRP model to Spiers model.
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Thus, for f, = 1.0 x 10-4, the red marrow CDE is 1.6 x 10
Sv/Bq and the
bone surface CDE is 2.1 x 10-6 Sv/Ba.
and endosteal cell dose is:

The ratio between the red marrow dose

2.1 x 10 -6
1.6x

10-7

2

=,3

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