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Americium-241

Also Known As:

241Am radioisotope; Am-241 radioisotope

Networked: 6 relevant articles (0 outcomes, 0 trials/studies)

Bio-Agent Context: Research Results

Experts

1.	Doyle-Eisele, Melanie: 1 article (11/2014)
2.	Guilmette, Raymond A: 1 article (11/2014)
3.	Melo, Dunstana R: 1 article (11/2014)
4.	Weber, Waylon: 1 article (11/2014)
5.	Barquinero, J F: 1 article (02/2004)
6.	Schmid, E: 1 article (02/2004)
7.	Stephan, G: 1 article (02/2004)
8.	Ellender, M: 1 article (01/2001)
9.	Harrison, J D: 1 article (01/2001)
10.	Pottinger, H: 1 article (01/2001)

Related Diseases

1.	Osteosarcoma (Osteogenic Sarcoma) 10/01/1985 - "Osteosarcoma development following single inhalation exposure to americium-241 in beagle dogs." 01/01/2001 - "To compare tumour induction in CBA/H mice, principally osteosarcoma and acute myeloid leukaemia, resulting from exposure to the alpha-emitting nuclides, uranium-233, plutonium-239 and americium-241, and to relate differences between the three nuclides to the pattern of dose delivery within tissues. "
2.	Urolithiasis 01/01/1976 - "The bone mineral density (g/cm3) of the distal cancellous radius was determined in a consecutive series of 21 women and 54 men with urolithiasis with the Americium-241 gamma ray attenuation method. "
3.	Wounds and Injuries (Trauma) 11/01/2014 - "Abstract Purpose: To compare data on the whole-body distribution of americium-241 ((241)Am) in rats following intravenous injection (IV), inhalation, and wound (intramuscular injection, IM). "
4.	Chromosome Aberrations (Chromosome Abnormalities) 02/01/2004 - "Effect of americium-241 alpha-particles on the dose-response of chromosome aberrations in human lymphocytes analysed by fluorescence in situ hybridization."
5.	Bone Neoplasms (Bone Cancer) 07/15/1989 - "But in bone there are indications that, due to microscopic differences in the distribution of the alpha-particle radiation dose, the efficiency of bone cancer induction may increase in the order americium-241 less than plutonium-239 less than neptunium-237. "

Related Drugs and Biologics

1.	Plutonium-239
2.	Neptunium-237
3.	Uranium-233

Related Therapies and Procedures

1.	Intravenous Injections
2.	Intramuscular Injections