POLONIUM-210: A VOLATILE RADIOELEMENT IN CIGARETTES
Journal Article
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· Science See Saiensu
OSTI ID:4099618
Polonium-210, which emits alpha particles, is a natural contaminant of tobacco. For an individual smoking bvo packages of cigarettes a day, the radiation dose to bronchial epithelium from Po/sup 210/ inhaled in cigarette smoke probably is at least seven times that from background sources, and in localized areas may be up to 1000 rem or more in 25 years. Radiation from this source may, therefore, be significant in the genesis of bronchial cancer in smokers. (auth)
- Research Organization:
- Harvard School of Public Health, Boston
- NSA Number:
- NSA-18-008245
- OSTI ID:
- 4099618
- Journal Information:
- Science See Saiensu, Vol. Vol: 143; Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-64
- Country of Publication:
- Country unknown/Code not available
- Language:
- English
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