TABLE 1

ICRP 128 Reference Organ TIACs Used in Present Study

Source organ or tissueTIAC (h)
Brain0.21
Heart wall0.11
Lungs (alveolar interstitium)0.079
Liver0.13
Urinary bladder contents0.26
Rest of body*1.7
  • * Represents all other tissues—except for mineral bone, teeth, air within body, and contents of gastrointestinal tract—to which associated TIAC is apportioned on basis of mass.