Nap: Health Risks Of Radon & Other Internally Depos Alpha–emitters – Beir Iv (paper): 4 (Series on Technology and Social Priorities) - Softcover

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9780309037891: Nap: Health Risks Of Radon & Other Internally Depos Alpha–emitters – Beir Iv (paper): 4 (Series on Technology and Social Priorities)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0309037891 ISBN 13: 9780309037891
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 1988

Synopsis

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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Committee on the Biological Effects of Ionizing Radiations, National Research Council

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Publisher
John Wiley & Sons
Publication date
1988
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0309037891
ISBN 13 
9780309037891
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
620

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