title: [Lung cancer after irradiation: the radon problem].
abstract: The estimation and limitation of lung cancer risk from inhaled 222Rn-daughters in mines and in the home is one of the most important problems in radiation protection. The results of epidemiological studies are summarized. The radiation-induced increase in the age-specific lung cancer rate can be interpreted in terms of a proportional hazard model. On the basis of this model, the relative fraction of total lung cancer frequency which might be initiated by the radon-daughter exposure in homes is estimated.
mesh_terms: D006798:Housing; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology*; D008906:Mining; D009381:Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced / Q000209:etiology*; D011886:Radon; D012306:Risk; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D011886:Radon
vernacular_title: Lungenkrebs nach Bestrahlung: Das Radon-Problem.