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.
Table of Contents |
skim chapter | |
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Front Matter | i-xx | |
1 Overview | 1-23 | |
2 Radon | 24-158 | |
3 Polonium | 159-175 | |
4 Radium | 176-244 | |
5 Thorium | 245-275 | |
6 Uranium | 276-302 | |
7 Transuranic Elements | 303-366 | |
8 Genetic, Teratogenic, and Fetal Effects | 367-396 | |
Appendix I: Dosimetry of Alpha Particles | 397-414 | |
Appendix II: Cellular Radiobiology | 415-429 | |
Appendix III: The Effects of Radon Progeny on Laboratory Animals | 430-444 | |
Appendix IV: Epidemiological Studies of Persons Exposed to Radon Progeny | 445-488 | |
Appendix V: Nonmalignant Respiratory and Other Diseases Among Miners Exposed to Radon | 489-496 | |
Appendix VI: Lung-Cancer Histopathology | 497-503 | |
Appendix VII: The Combined Effects of Radon Daughters and Cigarette Smoking | 504-563 | |
Appendix VIII: Previous Estimates of the Risk Due to Radon Progeny | 564-576 | |
Glossary | 577-586 | |
Index | 587-602 |
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