What is the difference between radiation biodosimetry and radiation bioassay?
• Radiation biodosimetry: basic description • Bioassays (more specifically radio-bioassays) test whether and how much internal radiation contamination has occurred. • Radiation bioassays • Measure radioactivity directly in biological specimens (e.g., blood, urine, feces, sweat, or other materials) • Results can be used to calculate radiation dose to the whole body or to a specific organ.
