Published 2009
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Journal article
Chronic smoker lung dosimetry of radon progeny
- 1. Department of Atomic and Nuclear Physics, University of Bucharest, P.O. Box MG-11, RO-077125, Magurele, Ilfov (Romania)
- 2. Division of Physics and Biophysics, Department of Materials Engineering and Physics, University of Salzburg, 5020 Salzburg (Australia)
Description
The purpose of this study is to determine how cigarette smoking affects the dose of radon progeny in the lungs. An extensive survey of the medical literature suggests that about six physiological parameters may influence deposition as well as clearance of radon progeny and thus, affecting the resulting doses received by sensitive bronchial target cells. The calculations reflect a difference between the dose of a nonsmoker lung and the lung of the heavy long-term smoker, of a multiplicative factor 1,8. (authors)
Availability note (English)
Available from internet at www.infim.ro/rrpAdditional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Romanian Reports in Physics
- Journal Volume
- 61
- Journal Issue
- 4
- Journal Page Range
- p. 669-675
- ISSN
- 1221-1451
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Romania
- Country of Input or Organization
- Romania
- INIS RN
- 41029456
- Subject category
- S63: RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGANISMS AND BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS;
- Descriptors DEI
- CALCULATION METHODS; CHRONIC IRRADIATION; DAUGHTER PRODUCTS; DOSIMETRY; LUNGS; POLONIUM 214; POLONIUM 218; RADIATION DOSES; RADON; TOBACCO SMOKES
- Descriptors DEC
- AEROSOLS; ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BODY; CHRONIC EXPOSURE; COLLOIDS; DISPERSIONS; DOSES; ELEMENTS; EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI; FLUIDS; GASES; HEAVY NUCLEI; IRRADIATION; ISOTOPES; MICROSECONDS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; MINUTES LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; NONMETALS; NUCLEI; ORGANS; POLONIUM ISOTOPES; RADIOISOTOPES; RARE GASES; RESIDUES; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; SMOKES; SOLS
Optional Information
- Notes
- 26 refs., 2 tabs.