Estimation of Lung Dose from the Radioactive Cloud Associated with a Nuclear Detonation
Author(s) -
Hanson Blatz,
Leonard R. Solon
Publication year - 1953
Publication title -
osti oai (u.s. department of energy office of scientific and technical information)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/966758
Subject(s) - detonation , nuclear test , nuclear explosion , environmental science , test site , cloud computing , nuclear weapon , nuclear medicine , radioactive fallout , meteorology , nuclear engineering , physics , nuclear physics , engineering , geography , computer science , archaeology , medicine , explosive material , mining engineering , operating system
A method is developed for estimating the dose to the lungs of a person exposed to the airborne radioactive dust from the cloud associated with a nuclear detonation. The analysis is applied to data collected at a point about 275 miles from the test site in the Fall, 1951, weapons tests in Nevada
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