Non-linear relationship of cell hit and transformation probabilities in a low dose of inhaled radon progenies

Journal of Radiological Protection

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 147-162

  Balásházy, Imre ^a,b   Farkas, Árpád ^a   Madas, Balázs Gergely ^a   Hofmann, Werner ^c  

^a KFKI ATOMIC ENERGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Hungary)

^b Aerohealth Scientific Research Development   (Hungary)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRWAY BIFURCATIONS; BRONCHIAL AIRWAYS; DOSE RANGE; ENHANCEMENT FACTOR; EPITHELIAL CELLS; EXPOSURE CONDITIONS; EXPOSURE LEVEL; HIT PROBABILITY; HOT SPOT; INHOMOGENEITIES; LOCAL DEPOSITION; LOCAL DISTRIBUTIONS; LOW DOSE; LOW DOSE RANGE; NON-LINEAR; NON-LINEAR RELATIONSHIPS; RADON PROGENY; UNIFORM DISTRIBUTION;

BIFURCATION (MATHEMATICS); MINING; RADON; TRANSURANIUM ELEMENTS; URANIUM; URANIUM MINES;

PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS;

RADON; RADON DAUGHTER;

ARTICLE; BREATHING; BRONCHUS MUCOSA; CARCINOGENESIS; CELL NUCLEUS; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); FLOW RATE; HOME; MICRODOSIMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; URANIUM MINE; AIR POLLUTANT; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BRONCHUS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EPITHELIUM CELL; HUMAN; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; RADIOMETRY; RELATIVE BIOLOGIC EFFECTIVENESS; STATISTICAL MODEL; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; AIR POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; BRONCHI; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EPITHELIAL CELLS; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, STATISTICAL; NONLINEAR DYNAMICS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOMETRY; RADON DAUGHTERS; RELATIVE BIOLOGICAL EFFECTIVENESS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 70349329937     PISSN: 09524746     EISSN: 13616498     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0952-4746/29/2/003     Document Type: Article

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