Open AccessA Study of 219Rn Outgassing and 211Pb Contamination from 223Ra In dry, Liquid, and Murine Tissue Samples
Author(s) -
S. S. Adler,
Kwamena E. Baidoo,
Elaine M. Jagoda,
Tim Phelps,
Jyoti Roy,
Jürgen Seidel,
Frank I. Lin,
Peter L. Choyke
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
health physics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.357
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1538-5159
pISSN - 0017-9078
DOI - 10.1097/hp.0000000000001132
Subject(s) - outgassing , petri dish , contamination , dry weight , chemistry , radiochemistry , biodistribution , microbiology and biotechnology , botany , biology , in vitro , ecology , biochemistry , organic chemistry
A study of Pb contamination caused by the outgassing of Rn from Ra in dry, liquid, and murine tissues samples has been made to help design proper handling procedures for Ra in preclinical biodistribution work.