Exposure to indoor radon has been determined to be the second leading cause of lung
cancer after tobacco smoking. Canadian population risk of radon induced lung cancer was …

Background Indoor radon has been determined to be the second leading cause of lung
cancer after tobacco smoking. There is an increasing need among radiation practitioners to …

OBJECTIVES: To investigate the relation between residential exposure to radon and lung
cancer. METHODS: A literature search was performed using Medline and other sources. The …

Radon has been identified as the second leading cause of lung cancer after tobacco
smoking. 222Rn (radon gas) and 220Rn (thoron gas) are the most common isotopes of …

Using data from a number of radon surveys, it was assessed that on average, radon progeny
concentrations in Canadian homes are about three times higher than in school buildings …

Epidemiologic studies of uranium miners and other underground miners have consistently
shown miners exposed to high levels of radon to be at increased risk of lung cancer. More …

Radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer after smoking. Since the previous
quantitative risk assessment of indoor radon conducted in France, input data have changed …

Surveys of indoor radon concentrations, when taken together with estimates of the risk of
lung cancer from studies in miners of uranium and other hard rocks, suggest that residential …

Radon, a well-established risk factor for human lung cancer, is present at low concentrations
in most homes. Consequently, many countries have established national guidelines for …

Studies of radon‐exposed underground miners predict that residential radon is the second
leading cause of lung cancer mortality; however, case‐control studies of residential radon …