RADON EXPOSURE IN THE HOME - ITS OCCURRENCE AND POSSIBLE HEALTH-EFFECTS

被引：9

作者：

HENSHAW, DL

机构：

[1] H. H. Wills Physics Laboratory, University of Bristol, Bristol, BS8 1TL, Tyndall Avenue

来源：

CONTEMPORARY PHYSICS | 1993年 / 34卷 / 01期

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D O I：

10.1080/00107519308211072

中图分类号：

O4 [物理学];

学科分类号：

0702 ;

摘要：

The phenomenon of radon in houses and its possible health effects are reviewed with special reference to homes in the UK. The role of physics in our understanding of radon, from its behaviour in room air to its radiation dosimetry, is explained The evidence linking domestic radon exposure to the incidence of certain cancers in the general population is described in terms of the possible role played by natural alpha-irradiation in the induction of some cancers in man.

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页码：31 / 48

页数：18