Comparative Dosimetry of Radon in Mines and Homes

by Commission on Life Sciences, Panel on Dosimetric Assumptions Affecting the Application of Radon Risk Estimates, National Research Council, et al.

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Studies of underground miners have provided a wealth of data about the risk of lung cancer from exposure to radon's progeny elements, but the application of the miner data to the home environment is not straightforward. In Comparative Dosimetry of Radon in Mines and Homes , an expert committee uses a new dosimetric model to extrapolate to the home environment the risk relationships found in the miner studies. Important new scaling factors are developed...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0309044847

ISBN13:9780309044844

Release Date:February 1991

Publisher:National Academies Press

Length:256 Pages

Weight:1.10 lbs.

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