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Science 14 May 1965:
Vol. 148. no. 3672, pp. 955 - 957
DOI: 10.1126/science.148.3672.955
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Radioactive Strontium: Estimation of the Amount Accidentally Ingested

Joseph Samachson 1 and Herta Spencer 1

1 Metabolic Section, Veterans Administration Hospital, Hines, Illinois

If radioactive strontium is accidentally ingested or inhaled, the amount absorbed may be calculated with reasonable accuracy from the amount of calcium and strontium excreted in the urine in a single day. The amount retained by the body initially may be calculated from the amount of radiostrontium excreted in the feces in the first few days.

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