The radon issue: Considerations on regulatory approaches and exposure evaluations on the basis of recent epidemiological results

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 66, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1561-1566

  Bochicchio, Francesco ^a  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

Lung cancer; Radon; Radon mapping; Radon prone areas; Regulations; Smoking

Indexed keywords

LUNG CANCER; RADON MAPPING; RADON-PRONE AREAS; REGULATIONS; SMOKING;

RADON;

RADON;

ARTICLE; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER RISK; CIGARETTE SMOKING; HUMAN; IONIZING RADIATION; LUNG CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION HAZARD; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION;

BODY BURDEN; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FORECASTING; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; ITALY; LUNG NEOPLASMS; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOISOTOPES; RADON; REFERENCE STANDARDS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 51049098725     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2007.11.019     Document Type: Article

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