Uranium series ICRP 72 dose coefficients for the public

(last updated 7 Feb 2003)

Contents: U-238 series · U-235 series


U-238 series

Effective dose coefficients for adults [Sv/Bq]
Inhalation e(t) Ingestion e(t)
F M S
U-238 5.0e-07 2.9e-06 8.0e-06 4.5e-08
Th-234 2.5e-09 6.6e-09 7.7e-09 3.4e-09
Pa-234m
U-234 5.6e-07 3.5e-06 9.4e-06 4.9e-08
Th-230 1.0e-04 4.3e-05 1.4e-05 2.1e-07
Ra-226 3.6e-07 3.5e-06 9.5e-06 2.8e-07
Rn-222
Po-218
Pb-214 2.8e-09 1.4e-08 1.5e-08 1.4e-10
Bi-214 7.1e-09 1.4e-08 1.1e-10
Po-214
Pb-210 9.0e-07 1.1e-06 5.6e-06 6.9e-07
Bi-210 1.1e-09 9.3e-08 1.3e-09
Po-210 6.1e-07 3.3e-06 4.3e-06 1.2e-06


U-235 series

Effective dose coefficients for adults [Sv/Bq]
Inhalation e(t) Ingestion e(t)
F M S
U-235 5.2e-07 3.1e-06 8.5e-06 4.7e-08
Th-231 7.8e-11 3.1e-10 3.3e-10 3.4e-10
Pa-231 1.4e-04 3.4e-05 7.1e-07
Ac-227 5.5e-04 2.2e-04 7.2e-05 1.1e-06
Th-227 6.7e-07 8.5e-06 1.0e-05 8.8e-09
Ra-223 1.2e-07 7.4e-06 8.7e-06 1.0e-07
Rn-219
Po-215
Pb-211 3.9e-09 1.1e-08 1.2e-08 1.8e-10
Bi-211
Tl-207

Source: IAEA RasaNet


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