Stochastic aspects of primary cellular consequences of radon inhalation

Radiation Research

Volumn 171, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 96-106

  Szoke, István ^a,c   Farkas, Árpád ^a   Balásházy, Imre ^a   Hofmann, Werner ^b  

^a KFKI ATOMIC ENERGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Hungary)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

^c Konkoly Thege M u 29 33   (Hungary)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RADON; URANIUM;

ARTICLE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPITHELIUM; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MICRODOSIMETRY; MINER; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

ALPHA PARTICLES; CELL DEATH; CELL NUCLEUS; EPITHELIAL CELLS; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; MINING; MODELS, ANATOMIC; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NEW MEXICO; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOMETRY; RADON; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; STOCHASTIC PROCESSES; URANIUM;

EID: 58349114878     PISSN: 00337587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1667/RR1364.1     Document Type: Article

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