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It will be interesting to see if, in a few years, dentists and doctors start collecting baby teeth, which can then be analyzed for uptake of radioactive materia
by patrickgzill 15y ago
It will be interesting to see if, in a few years, dentists and doctors start collecting baby teeth, which can then be analyzed for uptake of radioactive materials into bone.
This was done in the 50s and 60s in the USA - the large number of above-ground nuclear tests put material in the air, which was detectable in teeth from children living at that time.
(link may be biased against nuclear but contains overview of the study): http://www.radiation.org/projects/tooth_fairy.html http://www.radiation.org/projects/tooth_fairy.html