LEADER 03349nam 2200625 a 450 001 9910827544803321 005 20240416232834.0 010 $a1-280-19336-0 010 $a9786610193363 010 $a0-309-58692-5 010 $a0-585-00179-0 035 $a(CKB)110986584751454 035 $a(OCoLC)42854084 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10055034 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000169500 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11153736 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000169500 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10203319 035 $a(PQKB)10810112 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3376041 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3376041 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10055034 035 $a(OCoLC)923260698 035 $a(EXLCZ)99110986584751454 100 $a19940802d1994 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aHealth effects of exposure to radon $etime for reassessment? /$fCommittee on Health Effects of Exposure to Radon (BEIR VI), Board on Radiation Effects Research, Commission on Life Sciences, National Research Council 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aWashington, D.C. $cNational Academy Press$d1994 215 $a1 online resource (114 p.) 225 1 $aBEIR ;$v6 300 $a"B-453"--T.p. verso. 311 $a0-309-05087-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 75-91). 327 $aHEALTH EFFECTS OF EXPOSURE TO RADON: Time for Reassessment? -- Copyright -- Preface -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Radiation Biology and Carcinogenesis -- INTRODUCTION -- RANGE AND TRACK STRUCTURE OF PARTICLES EMITTED BY RADON PROGENY -- RADIATION BIOLOGY OF -PARTICLE IRRADIATION -- Cell Lethaity -- Mutations in Cultured Cells -- Oncogenic Transformation In Vitro -- Comparison of Effects In Vivo and In Vitro -- Carcinogenesis in Laboratory Animals -- RBE VERSUS LET -- DOSE-RATE EFFECTS AND IMPLICATIONS FOR RISK ESTIMATES -- MECHANISMS OF CARCINOGENESIS -- MARKERS OF EXPOSURE -- SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS -- 3 Exposure-Dose Relations -- STATUS OF STUDIES -- SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS -- 4 Epidemiologic Investigations -- STUDIES OF MINERS -- Overview -- Cohorts of Miners -- Lung Cancer in Pooled Analysis of 11 Cohorts -- Assessment of Uncertainty in Lifetime Risk Estimates -- Nonrespiratory Cancers -- Nonmalignant Respiratory Diseases -- STUDIES OF LUNG CANCER IN THE GENERAL ENVIRONMENT -- Overview -- Case-Control Studies -- Status -- Problems and Limitations -- Ecologic Studies -- Status -- Problems and Limitations -- Radon-Induced Cancers Other than Lung Cancer -- SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS -- Studies of Miners -- Studies of Lung Cancer in the General Environment -- Literature Cited -- Information on Committee Members. 410 0$aBEIR (Series) ;$v6. 606 $aRadon$xHealth aspects 606 $aRadon$xToxicology 606 $aRadiation carcinogenesis 615 0$aRadon$xHealth aspects. 615 0$aRadon$xToxicology. 615 0$aRadiation carcinogenesis. 676 $a363.17/99 712 02$aNational Research Council (U.S.).$bCommittee on Health Effects of Exposure to Radon. 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910827544803321 996 $aHealth effects of exposure to radon$93918098 997 $aUNINA