Published 1981 | Version v1
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Failures and critique of the BEIR-III lung cancer risk estimates

Creators

  • 1. Univ. of Pittsburgh, PA

Description

The BEIR-III Report (NAS-1980) introduces large increases in the estimated health effects of radon as compared with previous work (NAS-1972). It is the purpose of this paper to point out some important failures of these new BEIR-III estimates, to offer a general critique of the procedures used in obtaining them, and to offer more rational estimates

Additional details

Publishing Information

Publisher
American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers, Inc.
Imprint Place
New York, NY
Imprint Title
Radiation hazards in mining: control, measurement, and medical aspects
Journal Page Range
p. 114-123.

Conference

Title
control, measurement, and medical aspects.
Acronym
International conference on radiation hazards in mining
Dates
4 - 9 Oct 1981.
Place
Golden, CO (USA).

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
14749870
Subject category
S63: RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGANISMS AND BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; S61: RADIATION PROTECTION AND DOSIMETRY;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
CARCINOGENESIS; DAUGHTER PRODUCTS; DELAYED RADIATION EFFECTS; HISTOLOGY; LIFE SPAN; LUNGS; MINERS; NEOPLASMS; RADIATION EFFECTS; RADON; RISK ANALYSIS; TOBACCO SMOKES; US NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCE
Descriptors DEC
AEROSOLS; BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS; BIOLOGICAL RADIATION EFFECTS; BODY; COLLOIDS; DISEASES; DISPERSIONS; ELEMENTS; ISOTOPES; NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS; NONMETALS; ORGANS; PATHOGENESIS; PERSONNEL; RARE GASES; RESIDUES; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; SMOKES; SOLS; US ORGANIZATIONS