Killing of target cells due to radon progeny in the human lung

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 122, Issue 1-4, 2006, Pages 534-536

  Lau, B M F ^a   Nikezic, D ^a,b   Yu, K N ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KRAGUJEVAC   (Serbia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RADON; RADON DAUGHTER;

ARTICLE; BASAL CELL; CELL COUNT; CELL DEATH; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL SURVIVAL; HUMAN; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER; LUNG ALVEOLUS CELL; LUNG INJURY; MICRODOSIMETRY; RADIATION ABSORPTION; RADIATION INJURY; RADIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; RADIOSENSITIVITY; SECRETORY CELL; TARGET CELL; AEROSOL; AIR POLLUTANT; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; LUNG; METHODOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION RESPONSE; RADIOMETRY;

AEROSOLS; AIR POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; CELL SURVIVAL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; HUMANS; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER; LUNG; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIOMETRY; RADON DAUGHTERS;

EID: 34347392717     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncl493     Document Type: Article

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