Showing papers by "Richard W. Leggett published in 2003"

TL;DR: A physiologically descriptive model of the biological behavior of cesium in the human body has been constructed around a detailed blood flow model and model predictions are consistent with the sizable database on the time-dependent distribution and retention of radiocesium.

TL;DR: Comparisons of the biokinetics of U migrating from embedded DU is similar to that of commonly studied forms of U with regard to long-term accumulation in kidneys, bone, and liver indicate that the ICRP's model for U applicability to persons with embedded DU fragments is limited.