Program FIZZICAL for the Application of ICRP and Other Metabolic Data to the Calculation of Internal Doses

摘要

The computer program FIZZICAL is described and a guide to its use is provided. As well as being intended for the application of the metabolic data given in ICRP Publication 30 to the study of intakes of radionuclides, the code is constructed so that the user may provide his own metabolic data within the framework of a more general linear compartment model. Intakes may occur by inhalation, ingestion or by direct entry into body fluids via injection or a contaminated wound; and may be instantaneous or occur over a prolonged period. Prolonged intakes may proceed at a constant rate, or at a rate which varies with time in a simple manner. Examples are given of the application of the program either in standard ICRP 30 calculations or more generally. (Atomindex citation 15:035858)