Cellular burdens and biological effects on tissue level caused by inhaled radon progenies

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 143, Issue 2-4, 2011, Pages 253-257

  Madas, B G ^a   Balashazy I ^a,b   Farkas, A ^a   Szoke, I ^a  

^a KFKI ATOMIC ENERGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Hungary)

^b Aerohealth Ltd   (Hungary)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RADON DAUGHTER;

ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BODY BURDEN; BRONCHUS; BRONCHUS TUMOR; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMAN; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION INDUCED NEOPLASM;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; BODY BURDEN; BRONCHI; BRONCHIAL NEOPLASMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NEOPLASMS, RADIATION-INDUCED; ORGAN SPECIFICITY; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADON DAUGHTERS;

EID: 79952339971     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: 17423406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncq522     Document Type: Article

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