Title: Correlation between radon levels and lung cancer mortality rates: experimental and theoretical problems

Authors: Tran Dai Nghiep, Vo Thi Anh

Addresses: Vietnam Atomic Energy Commission, Institute for Nuclear Science and Techniques, Hanoi, Vietnam. ' Vietnam Atomic Energy Commission, Institute for Nuclear Science and Techniques, Hanoi, Vietnam

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.

Keywords: radon gas levels; cancer mortality rate; hormesis; linear no-threshold hypothesis; energy transfer model; lung cancer; radiation safety; low radiation; radon exposure.

DOI: 10.1504/IJLR.2006.007898

International Journal of Low Radiation, 2006 Vol.2 No.1/2, pp.84 - 87

Published online: 30 Sep 2005 *

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