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Health Risks of Radon and Other Internally Deposited Alpha-Emitters:

BEIR IV

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Size: 624 pages, 6 x 9

Publication Year:1988

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Committee on the Biological Effects of Ionizing Radiations, National Research Council
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This book describes hazards from radon progeny and other alpha-emitters that humans may inhale or ingest from their environment. In their analysis, the authors summarize in one document clinical and epidemiological evidence, the results of animal studies, research on alpha-particle ...
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Table of Contents
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Front Matter	i-x
Contents	xi-xviii	(skim)
1 Overview	1-23	(skim)
2 Radon	24-158	(skim)
3 Polonium	159-175	(skim)
4 Radium	176-244	(skim)
5 Thorium	245-275	(skim)
6 Uranium	276-302	(skim)
7 Transuranic Elements	303-366	(skim)
8 Genetic, Teratogenic, and Fetal Effects	367-396	(skim)
I Dosimetry of Alpha Particles	397-414	(skim)
II Cellular Radiobiology	415-429	(skim)
III The Effects of Radon Progeny on Laboratory Animals	430-444	(skim)
IV Epidemiological Studies of Persons Exposed to Radon Progeny	445-488	(skim)
V Nonmalignant Respiratory and Other Diseases Among Miners Exposed to Radon	489-496	(skim)
VI Lung-Cancer Histopathology	497-503	(skim)
VII The Combined Effects of Radon Daughters and Cigarette Smoking	504-563	(skim)
VIII Previous Estimates of the Risk due to Radon Progeny	564-576	(skim)
Glossary	577-586	(skim)
Index	587-602	(skim)

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This book describes hazards from radon progeny and other alpha-emitters that humans may inhale or ingest from their environment. In their analysis, the authors summarize in one document clinical and epidemiological evidence, the results of animal studies, research on alpha-particle damage at the cellular level, metabolic pathways for internal alpha-emitters, dosimetry and microdosimetry of radionuclides deposited in specific tissues, and the chemical toxicity of some low-specific-activity alpha-emitters. Techniques for estimating the risks to humans posed by radon and other internally deposited alpha-emitters are offered, along with a discussion of formulas, models, methods, and the level of uncertainty inherent in the risk estimates.

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"The book is not just a review but uses some new modeling techniques to combine data from different sources, including animal data. This is an important step, which distinguishes this review from similar recent reviews on radon." --JAMA

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