Modelling carcinogenic effects of low doses of inhaled radon progenies

Journal of Radiological Protection

Volumn 22, Issue 3 A, 2002, Pages

  Balashazy I ^a,b   Hofmann, W ^b   Farkas, A ^a   Szoke, I ^a  

^a KFKI ATOMIC ENERGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Hungary)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA PARTICLES; CARCINOGENS; DEPOSITION; RADON;

EXPOSURE LEVEL;

RADIATION EFFECTS;

RADON;

AIRWAY; ALPHA RADIATION; BIOACCUMULATION; BRONCHUS CANCER; CARCINOGENESIS; CELL NUCLEUS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; EPITHELIUM CELL; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; HOME; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INHALATION; LINEAR SYSTEM; LUNG CANCER; LUNG MODEL; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; STOCHASTIC MODEL; URANIUM MINE;

EID: 0036741057     PISSN: 09524746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0952-4746/22/3A/329     Document Type: Conference Paper

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