title: Radiation-induced cell inactivation can increase the cancer risk.
abstract: Radiation can inactivate cells that are replaced by dividing neighboring cells. If cells on the way to malignancy can fill the deficit faster than healthy cells, their number increases. A major part of the radon-induced lung cancers in the Colorado miners can be explained by a moderate increase in the replacement probability.
authors.affiliation: GSF-Institute for Radiation Protection, Neuherberg, Germany. Heidenreich@gsf.de
authors.forename: W F
authors.initials: WF
authors.lastname: Heidenreich
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Atkinson
authors.forename: H G
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Paretzke
mesh_terms: D002471:Cell Transformation, Neoplastic; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D009381:Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced / Q000473:pathology*; D011886:Radon; D018570:Risk Assessment
chemical_list: D011886:Radon