Radioactive 210Po in magnesium supplements
-
Dagmara Ida Strumińska-Parulska
Abstract
The aim of this pioneer study was to determine polonium 210Po in the most popular magnesium supplements in Poland and estimate the possible related dose assessment to the consumers. The analyzed magnesium pharmaceutics contained organic or inorganic magnesium compounds; some from natural sources. The objectives of this research were to investigate the naturally occurring 210Po activity concentrations in magnesium supplements, find the correlations between 210Po concentration in medicament and magnesium chemical form, and calculate the effective radiation dose connected to analyzed magnesium supplement consumption.
The highest 210Po activity concentrations were determined in mineral tablets made from sedimentary rocks, namely dolomite – 3.84 ± 0.15 mBq g–1 (sample Mg17). The highest annual radiation dose from 210Po taken with 1 tablet of magnesium supplement per day or with 400 mg of pure Mg daily would come from sample Mg17 (dolomite) – 1.35 ± 0.5 and 8.44 ± 0.33 μSv year–1 respectively.
Acknowledgement
The authors would like to thank the Ministry of Sciences and Higher Education for the financial support of this work under grant: DS/530-8630-D505-15.
©2015 Walter de Gruyter Berlin/Boston
Articles in the same Issue
- Frontmatter
- Formation cross-sections and chromatographic separation of protactinium isotopes formed in proton-irradiated thorium metal
- Experimental determination of proton induced reaction cross sections on natNi near threshold energy
- Improved fluorimetric measurement of uranium uptake and distribution in spring wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)
- Radioactive 210Po in magnesium supplements
- Preclinical dosimetric estimation of [111In] 5, 10, 15, 20-tetra phenyl porphyrin complex as a possible imaging/PDT agent
- Development of 177Lu-DTPA-SPIO conjugates for potential use as a dual contrast SPECT/MRI imaging agent
- Radioiodination and biological evaluation of levalbuterol as a new selective radiotracer: a β2-adrenoceptor agonist
Articles in the same Issue
- Frontmatter
- Formation cross-sections and chromatographic separation of protactinium isotopes formed in proton-irradiated thorium metal
- Experimental determination of proton induced reaction cross sections on natNi near threshold energy
- Improved fluorimetric measurement of uranium uptake and distribution in spring wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)
- Radioactive 210Po in magnesium supplements
- Preclinical dosimetric estimation of [111In] 5, 10, 15, 20-tetra phenyl porphyrin complex as a possible imaging/PDT agent
- Development of 177Lu-DTPA-SPIO conjugates for potential use as a dual contrast SPECT/MRI imaging agent
- Radioiodination and biological evaluation of levalbuterol as a new selective radiotracer: a β2-adrenoceptor agonist
