Comparative Dosimetry of Radon in Mines and Homes.
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National Academies Press,
1900
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Table of Contents:
- ""Comparative Dosimetry of Radon in Mines and Homes""; ""Copyright""; ""Preface""; ""CHARGE TO THE COMMITTEE""; ""ORGANIZATION OF THE STUDY""; ""ORGANIZATION OF THE REPORT""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""Contents""; ""Summary and Recommendations""; ""RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FURTHER RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS""; ""REFERENCES""; ""1 Introduction ""; ""CONCENTRATION, EXPOSURE, AND DOSE""; ""RISK ASSESSMENT FOR INDOOR RADON""; ""SUMMARY""; ""REFERENCES""; ""2 Assessment of Exposure to the Decay Products of 222Rn in Mines and Homes ""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""BACKGROUND""; ""MEASUREMENT METHODS""
- ""EXPOSURE TO RADON PROGENY""""Mine Atmospheres""; ""Indoor Atmospheres""; ""REFERENCES""; ""3 Extrapolation of Doses and Risk per Unit Exposure from Mines to Homes ""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""REPRESENTATIVE EXPOSURE CONDITIONS""; ""Radon Progeny Aerosols""; ""BREATHING RATES AND CALCULATION OF DOSE PER UNIT EXPOSURE""; ""COMPARATIVE DOSES FROM RADON PROGENY IN MINES AND HOMES""; ""Target Cells in Bronchial Epithelium""; ""LOCALIZED VERSUS REGIONAL DOSES""; ""INFLUENCE OF MODELING UNCERTAINTIES""; ""DOSES TO ADULT FEMALES""; ""DOSES TO CHILDREN AND INFANTS""
- ""VARIABILITY OF THE DOSE CONVERSION COEFFICIENT IN HOMES""""EFFECTS OF AIRWAY DISEASE ON DOSE""; ""COMPARATIVE DOSES FROM RADON AND THORON PROGENY""; ""SUMMARY OF DOSIMETRIC RISK EXTRAPOLATION FACTORS""; ""REFERENCES""; ""4 Other Considerations ""; ""BIOLOGICAL FACTORS""; ""GENDER""; ""AGE, GROWTH, AND INJURY IN RELATION TO CELL PROLIFERATION""; ""AGE""; ""CELL PROLIFERATION""; ""DOSE RATE, FRACTIONATION, AND DURATION OF EXPOSURE""; ""TISSUE DAMAGE""; ""CIGARETTE SMOKING""; ""REFERENCES""; ""5 Dosimetry and Dosimetric Models for Inhaled Radon and Progeny ""
- ""SOME PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF RADON AND RADON PROGENY""""MORPHOMETRIC MODELS OF THE RESPIRATORY TRACT""; ""HEAD AIRWAY MORPHOMETRY""; ""TRACHEOBRONCHIAL AIRWAY MORPHOMETRY""; ""RESPIRATORY AIRWAY MORPHOMETRY""; ""DEPOSITION MODELS OF THE RESPIRATORY TRACT""; ""CLEARANCE MODELS OF THE RESPIRATORY TRACT""; ""DOSIMETRY MODELS OF THE RESPIRATORY TRACT""; ""REFERENCES""; ""6 Aerosols in Homes and Mines ""; ""RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PARTICLE SIZE AND DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT""; ""Penetration of Aerosols Through a Tube""; ""Deposition of Ultrafine Particles onto Wire Screens""
- ""MEASUREMENT METHODS FOR UNATTACHED FRACTION""""Diffusion Sampler""; ""Wire Screen Samplers""; ""REVIEW OF PAST UNATTACHED FRACTION MEASUREMENTS IN MINE ATMOSPHERES""; ""Diffusion Sampler Measurements""; ""Wire Screen Measurements""; ""Summary of Mining Exposure""; ""INDOOR ATMOSPHERES""; ""Diffusion Sampler Measurements""; ""Wire Screen Measurements""; ""ACTIVITY-WEIGHTED SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS""; ""Summary of Indoor Exposure""; ""REFERENCES""; ""7 Breathing, Deposition, and Clearance ""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""DEPOSITION OF RADON PROGENY: GENERAL PRINCIPLES""
