Dose conversion of radon exposure according to new epidemiological findings

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 130, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 98-100

  Tomasek, Ladislav ^a   Rogel, A ^b   Laurier, D ^b   Tirmarche, M ^b  

^a NATIONAL RADIATION PROTECTION INSTITUTE   (Czech Republic)

^b INSTITUT DE RADIOPROTECTION ET DE SÛRETÉ NUCLÉAIRE IRSN   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RADON; URANIUM;

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CZECH REPUBLIC; DOSE RESPONSE; DOSIMETRY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMAN; LIFESPAN; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MALE; MINER; MINING; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION HAZARD; RADIATION MEASUREMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; WORKPLACE;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTERNATIONALITY; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MINING; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NEOPLASMS, RADIATION-INDUCED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADON; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 52249108896     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncn117     Document Type: Article

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