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Study of age dependent half-life of iodine in man: A reinforcement-depletion urn model

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An urn contains balls ofs different colors. The problem of the reinforcement of a specified color and random depletion of balls has been considered by Shenton (1981, 1983). In this paper, the theory is applied to the biological age dependent half-life of radioactive iodine in man; the data of Cook and Snyder (1965) is used. The intake of radioactive iodine and its retention subsequently is studied.

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  1. Mathematics and Statistics Research Section, Engineering Physics and Mathematics Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 37831, Oak Ridge, TN, USA

    K. O. Bowman

  2. Advanced Computational Methods Center, University of Georgia, 30602, Athens, GA, USA

    L. R. Shenton

  3. Health and Safety Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 37831, Oak Ridge, TN, USA

    S. R. Bernard

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Research sponsored by the Office of Health and Environmental Research, Office of Energy Research, U.S. Department of Energy under contract DE-AC05-840R21400 with the Martin Merietta Energy Systems. Inc.

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Bowman, K.O., Shenton, L.R. & Bernard, S.R. Study of age dependent half-life of iodine in man: A reinforcement-depletion urn model. Bltn Mathcal Biology 47, 205–213 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02460031

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