Correlation between radon levels and lung cancer mortality rates: experimental and theoretical problems Online publication date: Fri, 30-Sep-2005
by Tran Dai Nghiep, Vo Thi Anh
International Journal of Low Radiation (IJLR), Vol. 2, No. 1/2, 2006
Abstract: Radon is a radioactive gas and is present in most earth materials such as soil, stone, air, water and others. Comprehensive and scientifically rigorous studies found a low lung cancer mortality rate in high radon areas. It is opposite to the linear no-threshold hypothesis (LNTH), which is a popular theory in the field of radiation safety. The fact is explained by the theory of energy transfer model that accounts for the competitive processes arising in material during irradiation.
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