Estimating the risk of lung cancer from inhalation of radon daughters indoors: review and evaluation. Final report, October 1986-April 1988

Technical Report · Wed Jun 01 04:00:00 EDT 1988

OSTI ID:6841315

Borak, T B; Johnson, J A

A review of the dosimetric models and epidemiological studies with regard to the relation between indoor radon exposure and lung cancer indicates that the Working Level is an appropriate unit for indoor radon exposure; that the uncertainty in applying risk estimates derived from uranium miner data may be reduced by determining nose vs. mouth breathing ratios, residential aerosol characteristics, and lung cancer risk vs. age at exposure; that there is persuasive evidence of an association between radon exposure indoors and lung cancer; and that epidemiological studies in progress may provide a basis for revision or validation of current models but only is experimental designs are employed that will permit pooling of data to obtain greater statistical power.

• Research Organization: Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins (USA). Dept. of Radiology and Radiation Biology
• OSTI ID: 6841315
• Report Number(s): PB-88-218979/XAB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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