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Fig. 5

From: Medical management of victims contaminated with radionuclides after a “dirty bomb” attack

Fig. 5

Efficacy of a decorporation treatment using (Ca)DTPA or Prussian blue after the acute inhalation of a poorly soluble compound containing plutonium-239 [45] (e.g., plutonium oxide) or a soluble compound containing cesium-137 (e.g., cesium chloride), depending on the time after the incident the treatment is initiated. Treatment duration is assumed to be 90 days. Efficacy = 1 – (dose with treatment / dose without treatment)

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