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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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National Research Council. 1988. Health Risks of Radon and Other Internally Deposited Alpha-Emitters: BEIR IV. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/1026.

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624 pages | 6 x 9 | Paperback
ISBN: 978-0-309-03789-1
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17226/1026
Chapters skim
Front Matter i-xx
1 Overview 1-23
2 Radon 24-158
3 Polonium 159-175
4 Radium 176-244
5 Thorium 245-275
6 Uranium 276-302
7 Transuranic Elements 303-366
8 Genetic, Teratogenic, and Fetal Effects 367-396
Appendix I: Dosimetry of Alpha Particles 397-414
Appendix II: Cellular Radiobiology 415-429
Appendix III: The Effects of Radon Progeny on Laboratory Animals 430-444
Appendix IV: Epidemiological Studies of Persons Exposed to Radon Progeny 445-488
Appendix V: Nonmalignant Respiratory and Other Diseases Among Miners Exposed to Radon 489-496
Appendix VI: Lung-Cancer Histopathology 497-503
Appendix VII: The Combined Effects of Radon Daughters and Cigarette Smoking 504-563
Appendix VIII: Previous Estimates of the Risk Due to Radon Progeny 564-576
Glossary 577-586
Index 587-602

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