Radon as a Tracer of Lung Changes Induced by Smoking

After smoking, exposure to radon and its progeny is the second leading cause of lung cancer. The probability of inducing lung carcinomas by inhaled radon progeny depends on the deposited radiation dose, and is significantly affected by physiological and morphometric changes induced by smoking. Due t...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Risk analysis 2020-02, Vol.40 (2), p.370-384
Hauptverfasser:	Böhm, Radoslav, Sedlák, Antonín, Bulko, Martin, Holý, Karol
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Biological effects Cigarette smoke Concurrent processes Epithelium Health risk assessment Induced Inhalation Irritation Lung cancer Lung carcinoma Lungs microdosimetric model Mucus Nonsmokers Obstruction Offspring Progeny Radiation Radiation damage Radiation dosage Radon Respiration Smoking Tobacco smoke
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