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Comparison of urine excretion models for plutonium. See articles by Valentin F. Khokhryakov et al. on page 425, K. G. Suslova et al. on page 432, and Melinda P. Krahenbuhl et al. on page 445 for more information.

Contents of April 2002, Volume 82, Number 4

PAPERS

The Development of the Plutonium Lung Clearance Model for Exposure Estimation of the Mayak Production Association, Nuclear Plant Workers — Valentin F. Khokhryakov, Klara G. Suslova, Vadim V. Vostrotin, Sergey A. Romanov, Zoya S. Menshikh, Tamara I. Kudryavtseva, Ronald E. Filipy, Scott C. Miller, and Melinda P. Krahenbuhl

Extrapulmonary Organ Distribution of Plutonium in Healthy Workers Exposed by Chronic Inhalation at the Mayak Production Association — K. G. Suslova, V. F. Khokhryakov, Z. B. Tokarskaya, A. P. Nifatov, M. P. Krahenbuhl, and S. C. Miller

The Historical and Current Application of the FIB-1 Model to Assess Organ Dose from Plutonium Intakes in Mayak Workers — Melinda P. Krahenbuhl, David M. Slaughter, Justin L. Wilde, John D. Bess, Scott C. Miller, Valentin F. Khokhryakov, Klara G. Suslova, Vadim V. Vostrotin, Sergey A. Romanov, Zoya S. Menshikh, and TamaraI. Kudryavtseva

Cancer Incidence and Risk Estimation among Medical X-Ray Workers in China, 1950-1995 — J. X. Wang, L. A. Zhang, B. X. Li, Y. C. Zhao, Z. Q. Wang, J. Y. Zhang, and T. Aoyama

Depleted Uranium in Kosovo: An Assessment of Potential Exposure for Aid Workers — David R. Meddings and Max Haldimann

Electromagnetic Field Standards in Central and Eastern European Countries: Current State and Stipulations for International Harmonization — P. Gajšek, A. G. Pakhomov, and B. J. Klauenberg

Assessment of Guidelines for Limiting Exposures to EMF Using Methods of Probabilistic Risk Analysis — Colin J. Thompson, V. Anderson, and J. T. Rowley

Gamma and Neutrino Radiation Dose from Gamma Ray Bursts and Nearby Supernovae — P. Andrew Karam

Population Exposure to Diagnostic Use of Ionizing Radiation in the Netherlands — Marco J. P. Brugmans, Wilhelmina C. A. M. Buijs, Jacob Geleijns, and Johan Lembrechts

The Studies on Radiological Limits of Color-Glazed Tiles Used in Home Decoration — Mao Yahong, Liu Yigang, Zhang Guang, and Hu Xiaolei

FORUM

Radiation Hormesis: Challenging LNT Theory via Ecological and Evolutionary Considerations — Peter A. Parsons

NOTES

A Case of Repeated Accidental Inhalation Contamination of a Male Subject with ¹³⁷Cs — IEEE Committee on Man and Radiation (COMAR)

Environmental Gamma-Ray Dose Rate in Aomori Prefecture, Japan — Takashi Iyogi, Shinji Ueda, Shun'ichi Hisamatsu, Kunio Kondo, Hideto Haruta, Hiromi Katagiri, Mizumi Kurabayashi, Yuji Nakamura, and Nobuo Tsuji

OPERATIONAL TOPICS

An Examination of Uranium Levels in Canadian Forces Personnel Who Served in the Gulf War and Kosovo — E. A. Ough, B. J. Lewis, W. S. Andrews, L. G. I. Bennett, R. G. V. Hancock, and K. Scott

Development of a Routine ¹²⁵I Bioassay Program for Athyrotic Individuals Using a Pseudo Uptake Retention Function — Charles A. Potter and Todd A. Culp

BOOK REVIEWS

ISO 14001: Positioning Your Organization for Environmental Success — Reviewed by Susan L. K. Briggs

ICNIRP STATEMENT

General Approach to Protection against Non-Ionizing Radiation — International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection

OTHER CONTENT

In Memoriam-Ulf Bergqvist, 1948-2001 — Citation by Alastair McKinlay

In Memoriam-Jack C. Greene, 1921-2001 — Citation by Carl R. Siebentritt, Jr., Roger J. Cloutier, Clayton S. French, Jr, Paul S. Stansbury, and Daniel J. Strom

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