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Table 4 Dose rate factors for body organs and the effective dose for immersion in contaminated air (mrem/year per µCi/m3) (“cloud shine”) or exposure 1 m above a contaminated ground surface (mrem/year per µCi/m2) (“ground shine”) [83]

From: Estimation of radiation-induced health hazards from a “dirty bomb” attack with radiocesium under different assault and rescue conditions

Item

Effective dose

RBM

Bone

Liver

Colon

Lung

Skin

Dose rate factors for immersion in contaminated air

 Cs-137

0

0

0

0

0

0

875

 Ba-137 m

3060

2740

3040

2510

2640

2680

4600

Dose rate factors for exposure above contaminated ground

 Cs-137

0

0

0

0

0

0

39.9

 Ba-137 m

61.1

54.6

60.6

50.0

52.6

53.6

152

  1. Ba-137 m metastable barium-137, Cs-137 cesium-137, RBM red bone marrow