Comparative Dosimetry of Radon in Mines and Homes
Author:   National Research Council ,  Division on Earth and Life Studies ,  Commission on Life Sciences ,  Board on Radiation Effects Research
Publisher:   National Academies Press
ISBN:  

9780309044844


Pages:   256
Publication Date:   01 February 1991
Format:   Hardback
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Uses a dosimetric model to extrapolate to the home environment the risk relationships found in the miner studies. Various important scaling factors are developed for applying risk estimates based on miner data to men, women, and children in domestic environments. This book also includes discussions of radon dosimetry.

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Author:   National Research Council ,  Division on Earth and Life Studies ,  Commission on Life Sciences ,  Board on Radiation Effects Research
Publisher:   National Academies Press
Imprint:   National Academies Press
Weight:   0.590kg
ISBN:  

9780309044844


ISBN 10:   0309044847
Pages:   256
Publication Date:   01 February 1991
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

1 Front Matter; 2 Summary and Recommendations; 3 Introduction; 4 Assessment of Exposure to the Decay Products of 222Rn in Mines and Homes; 5 Extrapolation of Doses and Risk per Unit Exposure from Mines to Homes; 6 Other Considerations; 7 Dosimetry and Dosimetric Models for Inhaled Radon and Progeny; 8 Aerosols in Homes and Mines; 9 Breathing, Deposition, and Clearance; 10 Cells of Origin for Lung Cancer; 11 The Committee's Dosimetric Model for Radon and Thoron Progeny; 12 Index

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Panel on Dosimetric Assumptions Affecting the Application of Radon Risk Estimates, Board on Radiation Effects Research, National Research Council

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