Dosimetric challenges for residential radon epidemiology
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
10-2006
Disciplines
Health and Medical Physics | Physics
Abstract
Radon concentration alone may not be an adequate surrogate to measure for lung cancer risk in all residential radon epidemiologic lung cancer studies. The dose delivered to the lungs per unit radon exposure can vary significantly with exposure conditions. These dose-effectiveness variations can be comparable to spatial and temporal factor variations in many situations. New technologies that use surface-deposited and implanted radon progeny activities make more accurate dose estimates available for future epidemiologic studies.
Recommended Citation
Steck DJ, Field RW. 2006. Dosimetric challenges for residential radon epidemiology. Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health, Part A 69(7-8): 655-664.