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| − | Type of materials classified according to their rates of absorption from the respiratory tract to body fluids. | + | Type of materials classified according to their rates of absorption from the respiratory tract to body fluids. Type F is defined as deposited materials that are readily absorbed into blood from the respiratory tract (fast absorption). Type M is defined as deposited materials that have intermediate rates of absorption into blood from the respiratory tract (moderate absorption). Type S is defined as deposited materials that are relatively insoluble in the respiratory tract (slow absorption). Type V is defined as deposited materials that, for dosimetric purposes, are assumed to be instantaneously absorbed into blood from the respiratory tract (only certain gases and vapours; very fast absorption). ([[ICRP Publication 130|Publication 130]], 2015) |
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Revision as of 17:33, 17 May 2019
Type of materials classified according to their rates of absorption from the respiratory tract to body fluids. Type F is defined as deposited materials that are readily absorbed into blood from the respiratory tract (fast absorption). Type M is defined as deposited materials that have intermediate rates of absorption into blood from the respiratory tract (moderate absorption). Type S is defined as deposited materials that are relatively insoluble in the respiratory tract (slow absorption). Type V is defined as deposited materials that, for dosimetric purposes, are assumed to be instantaneously absorbed into blood from the respiratory tract (only certain gases and vapours; very fast absorption). (Publication 130, 2015)
ICRP Glossary entry - May 2019
