新生儿,婴儿和儿童中的玛发射放射性核子
概括
1962年至1963年,新生儿和儿童显示有微量放射性同位素,如-137 (Cs-137) 和-95 (Zr-95). 生死婴儿的Zr-95与Niobium-95 (Nb-95) 比率较低,这表明胎盘转移的差异.
科学领域:
- 环境健康 环境健康
- 核医学是一种核医学.
- 儿科 儿科 儿科
背景情况:
- 在脆弱人群中评估放射性核酸体负担对于公共卫生至关重要.
- 了解婴儿和儿童中人工放射性核酸的分布和转移是必不可少的.
- 以前的研究可能没有全面评估20世纪60年代初新生儿和儿童的玛发射同位素.
研究的目的:
- 量化新生婴儿,死婴和儿童的度的马辐射放射性核素.
- 调查特定同位素的存在和含量,例如-137 (Cs-137),-95 (Zr-95),-95 (Nb-95) 和卢 (Ru-103,Ru-106).
- 探索胎儿,婴儿和老年儿童之间放射性核素分布和胎盘转移的潜在差异.
主要方法:
- 使用低背景,高灵敏度的全身计数设备进行马活动测量.
- 在1962年4月至1963年4月期间检查了28名新生婴儿,7名死婴和21名4至15岁的儿童.
- 从24名婴儿的甲状腺中分析了放射性含量.
主要成果:
- 儿童 (4-15岁) 与自然的K40一起显示了Zr95) / Nb95),Ru103) / 106和Cs137的痕迹.
- 最高的Cs137度为80皮科克里/公斤,约占天然K40放射性的4%.
- 死亡婴儿含有K{40}和Zr{95}/Nb{95}和Ru{103}/{106}的痕量;死亡婴儿与胎盘的Zr{95}/Nb{95}比率较低表明胎盘歧视.
结论:
- 婴儿和儿童表现出可检测的人工放射性核素水平,婴儿的Cs137 / K40比较低.
- 有证据表明,胎盘转移机制可能会对Zr9进行歧视.
- 在婴儿甲状腺中没有发现可检测的放射性,这表明在研究期间的暴露是最小的.
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