Comments on the autoradiographic method for obtaining particle size data of plutonium aerosols.
1974
A R Sundararajan, and
J P Deworm, and
S Berckmans
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MeSH Term
Description
Entries
D010316
Particle Size
Relating to the size of solids.
Particle Sizes,Size, Particle,Sizes, Particle
D011005
Plutonium
A naturally radioactive element of the actinide metals series. It has the atomic symbol Pu, and atomic number 94. Plutonium is used as a nuclear fuel, to produce radioisotopes for research, in radionuclide batteries for pacemakers, and as the agent of fission in nuclear weapons.
D000336
Aerosols
Colloids with a gaseous dispersing phase and either liquid (fog) or solid (smoke) dispersed phase; used in fumigation or in inhalation therapy; may contain propellant agents.
Aerosol
D000398
Air Pollution, Radioactive
Contamination of air with radioactive substances.
Radioactive Air Pollution,Pollution, Radioactive Air
D001345
Autoradiography
The making of a radiograph of an object or tissue by recording on a photographic plate the radiation emitted by radioactive material within the object. (Dorland, 27th ed)