Changes induced in the human respiratory tract by chronic cigarette smoking can reduce the dose to the lungs from exposure to radon progeny
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DOI: 10.1088/1361-6498/acd3fa
Abstract: Chronic cigarette smoking leads to changes in the respiratory tract that might affect the dose received from exposure to radon progeny. In this study, changes induced by cigarette smoking in the respiratory tract were collected… read more here.
Keywords: cigarette smoking; radon progeny; cigarette; respiratory tract ... See more keywords
INTERCOMPARISON EXPERIMENT AND UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS OF THREE MEASUREMENT METHODS FOR RADON PROGENY AT NIM.
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DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncz110
Abstract: An intercomparison experiment of three radon progeny measurement methods, based on alpha spectrometry (Kerr method), alpha-beta spectrometry and liquid scintillation counter (LSC method), was carried out in the standard radon chamber at NIM. Both the… read more here.
Keywords: uncertainty; radon progeny; measurement; intercomparison experiment ... See more keywords
MEAN VALUE OF LET FOR ONCOGENIC EFFECTS OF RADON AND ITS PROGENY.
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DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncz194
Abstract: The topic of the article is to define the average value of linear energy transfer (LET) for carcinogenic effects of radon progeny. The microdosimetric model of boundary specific energy is used. It follows that the… read more here.
Keywords: value; effects radon; radon progeny; value let ... See more keywords
IMPLEMENTING A NEW DIFFUSION BATTERY FOR RADON PROGENY DOSE DETERMINATION.
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DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncz288
Abstract: The Australian Radiation Laboratory Diffusion Battery was created in 1992 to evaluate radon progeny dose coefficients based on measured aerosol conditions. The Australian Radiation Laboratory Diffusion Battery used filters, alpha counters and a legacy laptop… read more here.
Keywords: diffusion; progeny dose; radon progeny; diffusion battery ... See more keywords
Radon and Progeny Detection Using Tensioned Metastable Fluid Detectors.
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DOI: 10.1097/hp.0000000000001066
Abstract: Radon and other alpha-emitting nuclides in air can be a significant risk for health hazards in the workplace and in dwellings. Radon gas in US homes causes over 21,000 deaths from lung cancer annually, according… read more here.
Keywords: alpha; radon progeny; radon; tensioned metastable ... See more keywords
Assessment of Alpha Doses Received by Spa Workers Due to the Inhalation of 214Po and 218Po Radon Progeny
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DOI: 10.1097/hp.0000000000001605
Abstract: Abstract In Morocco spas are more and more frequented by bathers for massages, body treatments, and aromatherapy and hair services, among others. Alpha-activities due to 222Rn, 220Rn and their progeny have been evaluated inside spa… read more here.
Keywords: spa rooms; 218po radon; radon progeny; progeny ... See more keywords
Dosimetric Comparison of Exposure Pathways to Human Organs and Tissues in Radon Therapy
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DOI: 10.3390/ijerph182010870
Abstract: Three therapeutic applications are presently prescribed in the radon spas in Gastein, Austria: exposure to radon in a thermal bath, exposure to radon vapor in an exposure chamber (vapor bath), and exposure to radon in… read more here.
Keywords: exposure pathways; radon; exposure; skin ... See more keywords
High-time resolved radon-progeny measurements in the Arctic region (Svalbard Islands, Norway): results and potentialities
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DOI: 10.5194/acp-18-6959-2018
Abstract: Abstract. The estimation of radon progeny in the Arctic region represents a scientific challenge due to the required low limit of detection in consideration of the limited radon emanation associated with permafrost dynamics. This preliminary… read more here.
Keywords: progeny; arctic region; time; radon progeny ... See more keywords