Valentin Fedorovich Khokhryakov (Russian: Валентин Федорович Хохряков; 22 June 1928 – 20 November 2023) was a Soviet and Russian scientist, internal dosimetry specialist, PhD in biology (1966), doctor of biology (1986), Professor (2006),[1] awarded the USSR State Prize (1983), he was adjunct professor of the University of Utah (USA).
Following invitation of G.D. Baisogolov [ru] he had started dosimetry and radiobiology scientific study as the Chairman of the Medical Sanitary Unit #71 Biophysics Laboratory (1957).
Valentin Khokhryakov had created the laboratory in a short time, participated in the development and creation of a hardware and methodological complex for measuring fission fragments and actinides in the human body in the Experimental Department and in Clinic of professional radiation pathology.
He developed a computational model based on an original system for estimating the solubility of aerosols of transuranic nuclides.
[4] Valentin Khokhryakov was awarded many honors, including a USSR State Prize (1983),[2] medals "For Labour Valour",[2] "Veteran of Labour",[2] II Degree Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" (1997),[5] the badge "Excellent worker in healthcare", the badge "Veteran of nuclear energy and industry" (1997).