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ANALYSIS OF URANIUM TOXICITY

???Kidney is the organ of interest

???Biological damage is toxicological, not radiological

???Our analysis applied dosimetric models of ICRP to estimate a radiation dose to kidney at its maximum point, then a conversion to mg/g of organ burden

???The estimated organ burden was compared with levels at which toxicological effects have been reported in the literature

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It is not the radiation toxicity, but rather the chemical toxicity to the kidneys that had to be calculated for uranium.