“.
.,
-4-
to
be the order of 10-15 days for 1-100
.
z-ye~-~1~
children &nd,inCreaSeSto
@’S by a~e 20.
adult life. Th+eh~&J
two facto?% tend to offset each other h. dose calculat.icns.Doses to
children are SeneralYj less”thm fcr adults as a result of the cczkimiicn
of these
ti:s
offsettingfactcrs. k%en the relative dietarj intake is
included, ckil:ren receive
2 lesser
dose
tkn
acul=s.
Zhere$me, dose
esthates for adults are usually a conservativeestkate far children.
‘“sr .
pCi
thm
90Sr/g
6 yr,
comparisonwith adults nust therefore take into acc!mnt the age dependence
of these factors, as well as the differencein dietary intake.
reported by Eemett
40
16
is
therefore
The mdel
used for esttiatingthe doses to children.
Dose Models and Diet
‘Sr - Models developedIZJICRP for est=ting
90
Sr are consideredto be age invariant.
the bone doss frm