Published June 1980
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Journal article
Biological and health effects of radon: a review
Description
This review is taken from the proceedings of a roundtable discussion of radon in buildings held in Gaithersburg, Maryland on June 15, 1979. This discussion of the biological effects of radon covers the following topics: the physical decay scheme, the dosimetry of alpha particles, and lung cancer data gathered from individuals involved in the mining of uranium ore. In addition, the deposition of dust particles in the lung is discussed
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Natl. Bur. Stand. (U.S.), Spec. Publ.
- Journal Issue
- p. 21-26
- Series
- Natl. Bur. Stand. (U.S.), Spec. Publ.
- ISSN
- 0083-1883
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 12588063
- Subject category
- S63: RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGANISMS AND BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS;
- Descriptors DEI
- ALPHA DOSIMETRY; ALPHA PARTICLES; BISMUTH 210; BISMUTH 214; DELAYED RADIATION EFFECTS; ERYTHROPOIESIS; GAMMA RADIATION; HEALTH HAZARDS; INHALATION; LEAD 206; LEAD 210; LEAD 214; LIFE SPAN; LUNGS; MAXIMUM PERMISSIBLE CONCENTRAT; MINERS; NEOPLASMS; POLONIUM 210; POLONIUM 214; POLONIUM 218; RADIOACTIVE AEROSOLS; RADIUM 226; RADON 222; WEIGHT; X RADIATION
- Descriptors DEC
- AEROSOLS; ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS; BIOLOGICAL RADIATION EFFECTS; BISMUTH ISOTOPES; BLOOD FORMATION; BODY; CHARGED PARTICLES; COLLOIDS; DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; DISEASES; DISPERSIONS; DOSIMETRY; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI; HAZARDS; HEAVY NUCLEI; HELIUM IONS; INTAKE; IONIZING RADIATIONS; IONS; ISOTOPES; LEAD ISOTOPES; MINUTES LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; NUCLEI; ODD-ODD NUCLEI; ORGANS; PERSONNEL; POLONIUM ISOTOPES; RADIATION EFFECTS; RADIATIONS; RADIOISOTOPES; RADIUM ISOTOPES; RADON ISOTOPES; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; SAFETY STANDARDS; SECONDS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; SOLS; STABLE ISOTOPES; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES