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Table 13. MDA Parameters for Radionuclides
Deposited in Lungs and Whole Body


Radionuclide

In Vivo Count Type

Photon Energy (keV)

95th Percentile of aMCWT (cm)

bK0.05 (%)

cSB1 (counts)

dSB0 (counts)

eMDA (Bq)

239Pu
Lung
1.7E+01
3.6E+00
5.8E-03
1.8E+01
6.6E+00
3.1E+04
238Pu
Lung
1.7E+01
3.6E+00
5.8E-03
1.8E+01
6.6E+00
1.2E+04
244Cm
Lung
1.8E+01
3.6E+00
1.1E-02
1.2E+01
6.8E+00
6.4E+03
252Cf
Lung
1.9E+01
3.6E+00
1.9E-02
9.6E+00
7.5E+00
4.5E+03
210Pb
Lung
4.7E+01
4.6E+00
4.5E-01
1.3E+01
6.5E+00
1.6E+02
232Th
Lung
5.9E+01
4.6E+00
5.5E-01
1.3E+01
6.8E+00
2.8E+03
241AM
Lung
6.0E+01
4.6E+00
5.6E-01
1.3E+01
8.2E+00
1.5E+01
Natural U via 234Th
Lung
6.3E+01
4.6E+00
5.8E-01
1.3E+01
7.3E+00
1.3E+02
232Th via 228Th
Lung
8.4E+01
4.7E+00
6.4E-01
1.4E+01
9.1E+00
4.1E+02
237Np
Lung
8.7E+01
4.7E+00
6.5E-01
1.3E+01
1.1E+01
4.0E+01
155Eu
Lung
1.1E+02
4.7E+00
7.1E-01
1.4E+01
9.1E+00
2.2E+01
144Ce
Lung
1.3E+02
4.7E+00
7.7E-01
1.2E+01
7.7E+00
3.2E+01
235U
Lung
1.9E+02
4.7E+00
7.5E-01
1.1E+01
6.8E+00
6.2E+00
226Ra
Lung
1.9E+02
4.7E+00
7.5E-01
1.1E+01
6.8E+00
1.0E+02
232Th via 212Pb
Lung
2.4E+02
4.7E+00
5.4E-01
8.3E+00
5.6E+00
8.4E+00
233U
Lung
4.4E+02
4.7E+00
3.2E-01
8.2E+00
5.4E+00
3.7E+01
155Eu
Whole Body
1.1E+02
fNA
3.9E-01
5.5E+01
3.6E+01
1.5E+02
141Ce
Whole Body
1.5E+02
NA
4.1E-01
5.0E+01
3.5E+01
5.6E+01
192Ir
Whole Body
3.2E+02
NA
3.3E-01
2.5E+01
1.5E+01
2.0E+01
51Cr
Whole Body
3.2E+02
NA
3.3E-01
2.5E+01
1.3E+01
1.6E+02
152Eu
Whole Body
3.4E+02
NA
3.2E-01
2.5E+01
1.4E+01
6.5E+01
133Ba
Whole Body
3.6E+02
NA
3.2E-01
3.5E+01
2.2E+01
3.9E+01
131I
Whole Body
3.6E+02
NA
3.1E-01
2.2E+01
1.2E+01
1.9E+01
125Sb
Whole Body
4.3E+02
NA
2.9E-01
1.8E+01
1.3E+01
5.0E+01
1013Ru
Whole Body
5.0E+02
NA
2.7E-01
1.6E+01
9.8E+00
1.5E+01
133I
Whole Body
5.3E+02
NA
2.6E-01
1.5E+01
1.2E+01
1.6E+01
140Ba
Whole Body
5.4E+02
NA
2.6E-01
1.5E+01
1.3E+01
5.9E+01
134Cs
Whole Body
6.0E+02
NA
2.5E-01
3.6E+01
8.1E+00
2.8E+01
106Ru
Whole Body
6.2E+02
NA
2.5E-01
1.3E+01
9.1E+00
1.3E+02
137Cs
Whole Body
6.6E+02
NA
2.4E-01
1.7E+01
8.5E+00
1.8E+01
95Zr
Whole Body
7.6E+02
NA
2.3E-01
1.2E+01
8.4E+00
2.3E+01
58Co
Whole Body
8.1E+02
NA
2.2E-01
1.3E+01
1.0E+01
1.4E+01
54Mn
Whole Body
8.3E+02
NA
2.2E-01
1.2E+01
1.6E+01
1.7E+01
88Y
Whole Body
9.0E+02
NA
2.1E-01
1.2E+01
8.7E+00
1.4E+01
232Th via 228Ac
Whole Body
9.1E+02
NA
2.1E-01
1.3E+01
9.1E+00
5.0E+01
59Fe
Whole Body
1.1E+03
NA
2.0E-01
1.3E+01
6.0E+00
2.5E+01
65Zn
Whole Body
1.1E+03
NA
2.0E-01
1.5E+01
1.7E+01
4.3E+01
154Eu
Whole Body
1.3E+03
NA
1.8E-01
1.1E+01
5.3E+00
3.6E+01
60Co
Whole Body
1.3E+03
NA
1.8E-01
1.1E+01
8.8E+00
1.5E+01
40K
Whole Body
1.5E+03
NA
1.7E-01
1.4E+01
1.2E+01
1.9E+02
aMCWT = muscle equivalent chest wall thickness
bK0.05 = the calibration factor, taking into consideration counting efficiency and self absorption,
that represents the 5th percentile in distribution of individual specific calibration factors

cSB1 = determined from the measurement of 272 and 271 individuals for radionuclides deposited in lungs and whole body, respectively ( a single whole body count was invalidated due to instrument malfunction.)
d SB0 = determined from 20 measurements of a bottle manikin absorption (BOMAB) phantom filled with de-ionized water.
e MDA = minimum detectable amount
fNA = not applicable