Published 1988 | Version v1
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Bronchial deposition of inhaled particles: Dosimetry implications for radon progeny

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Radon progeny attached to environmental aerosols have characteristic activity median diameters between 0.1 and 0.3 micrometer. A comparison of experimental and theoretical particle deposition patterns in human lungs has revealed certain systematic inconsistencies among measured and predicted distributions within this range of particle sizes. It is the objective of the focused note to address the potential significance of the apparent discrepancies and comment how current lung dosimetry and risk estimates for inhaled radon progeny would be affected

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MF available from INIS under the Report Number; NTIS, PC A02/MF A01.

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Imprint Pagination
8 p.
Report number
PB--90-232257/XAB

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Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
21093588
Subject category
S63: RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGANISMS AND BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS;
Descriptors DEI
AIR POLLUTION; DAUGHTER PRODUCTS; INHALATION; LUNGS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARTICLE SIZE; RADIATION DOSES; RADIOACTIVE AEROSOLS; RADIONUCLIDE KINETICS; RADON; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; RETENTION; RISK ASSESSMENT
Descriptors DEC
AEROSOLS; BODY; COLLOIDS; DISPERSIONS; ELEMENTS; INTAKE; ISOTOPES; KINETICS; NONMETALS; ORGANS; POLLUTION; RARE GASES; SIZE; SOLS

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Notes
Pub. in Radiation Protection Dosimetry, Vol. 16, 261-265(Dec 1988).
Secondary number(s)
EPA--600/J-88/521.