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Health risks of radon and other internally deposited alpha-emitters

Committee on the Biological Effects of Ionizing Radiations, Board on Radiation Effects Research, Commission on Life Sciences, National Research Council

(BEIR, IV)

National Academy Press, 1987

  • soft cover
  • hard cover

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This report was supported by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission under Contract No. 68-02-3895

Includes bibliographies and index

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Description

This book describes hazards from radon progeny and other alpha-emitters that humans may inhale or ingest from their environment. In their analysis, the authors summarize in one document clinical and epidemiological evidence, the results of animal studies, research on alpha-particle damage at the cellular level, metabolic pathways for internal alpha-emitters, dosimetry and microdosimetry of radionuclides deposited in specific tissues, and the chemical toxicity of some low-specific-activity alpha-emitters. Techniques for estimating the risks to humans posed by radon and other internally deposited alpha-emitters are offered, along with a discussion of formulas, models, methods, and the level of uncertainty inherent in the risk estimates.

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