PRELIMINARY STUDIES ABOUT RADON RISK EXPOSURES IN STEI AREA
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Alexandra Dinu, Tiberius Dicu, Kinga Szacsai, Mircea Moldovan, Constantin Cosma
Abstract
The radiation dose from inhaled radon and radon decay products represents most of the total dose received by population from natural sources of radiation. Radon is calculated to be the second most important cause of lung cancer after smoking and this may make remedial actions to reduce potential health hazards necessary. But, most studies have demonstrated at increase risk of lung cancer at high concentration for both smokers and nonsmokers. The objectives of our work were to determine the general distributions of radon and its progeny concentrations in dwellings, the magnitude of exposures and to assess the potential lung cancer risk in Ștei area. The estimation of risk is made under the epidemiological approach and use the BEIR VI age-duration risk model (EC Radon Software).