Internal Dosimetry
Deputy Head: Dr. Uwe Oeh
Phone: +49 89 3187-4247
Fax: +49 89 3187-2517
Main topics of research:
- Biokinetics and internal dosimetry of radionuclides
- Behaviour of uranium and thorium of human body
- Investigations about health effects of depleted uranium (DU) ammunitions (.pdf file in German 30 pages)
- Mass spectrometric analysis of trace elements
- Breath analysis using Proton Transfer Reaction Mass Spectrometry (PTR-MS)
Equipment and laboratories:
- 2 chemical laboratories, one under clean room condition
- 2 physical laboratories for measurement facilities
Special facilities for:
- Handling of radioactive material
- Implementation of tracer kinetic investigations in humans: blood drawings, processing of blood and urine samples for separation of trace elements (micro wave digestion, column chromatography, liquid-liquid-extraction, element precipitation)
- Plant growing in greenhouse for preparation of plants intrinsically labelled with stable isotopes of elements of interest for administration to human volunteers
Measurement facilities:
- Thermal Ionisation Mass spectrometer (TIMS) Thermo Electron Triton
- Thermal Ionisation Mass spectrometer (TIMS) Finnigan MAT 262
Contact persons:
Dr. Uwe Oeh, phone: +49 89 3187-4247
Dr. Vera Höllriegl, phone: +49 89 3187-3219