People are generally exposed to radiation from natural sources. Radon is the most important
radiation source among natural sources. Radon is a naturally occurring, radioactive noble …

Radon is a naturally occurring radioactive material that is formed as the decay product of
uranium and thorium, and is estimated to contribute to approximately half of the average …

About half the natural radiation dose to humans is due to radon and its decay products. It is
well known that exposure to high levels of radon causes lung cancer, but as yet, there is still …

Radon is a naturally occurring radioactive material classified as a carcinogen by the World
Health Organization, and is known to be the factor with the second-greatest impact on lung …

Radon is likely the second most common cause of lung cancer after smoking. We estimated
the lung cancer risk due to radon using common risk models. Based on national radon …

Radon is recognized by the World Health Organization as a lung cancer-causing carcinogen
in humans, and is the second most common cause of lung cancer after smoking [1]. A causal …

Radon is a naturally occurring radioactive material formed by the slow decay of uranium and
thorium found in the earth's crust or construction materials. Internal exposure to radon …

Radon, a well-known human carcinogen, is a radioactive gas naturally occurring from
uranium and thorium in the ground. Among the 34 known radioactive isotopes of radon, 222 …

The objective of this study was to offer basic and scientific data for decision-making of policy
for improvement and management of radon, natural radiation gas, in Korea and to form the …

Background Residential radon exposure is known to be an important risk factor for the
development of lung cancer. The objective of this study was to calculate the disease burden …