title: Dosimetric models used in the Alpha-Risk project to quantify exposure of uranium miners to radon gas and its progeny.
abstract: The European project Alpha-Risk aims to quantify the cancer and non-cancer risks associated with multiple chronic radiation exposures by epidemiological studies, organ dose calculation and risk assessment. In the framework of this project, mathematical models have been applied to the organ dosimetry of uranium miners who are internally exposed to radon and its progeny as well as to long-lived radionuclides present in the uranium ore. This paper describes the methodology and the dosimetric models used to calculate the absorbed doses to specific organs arising from exposure to radon and its progeny in the uranium mines. The results of dose calculations are also presented.
authors.affiliation: Health Protection Agency, Radiation Protection Division, Chilton, Didcot, UK. james.marsh@hpa.org.uk
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Marsh
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Bessa
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Birchall
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Blanchardon
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Hofmann
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Nosske
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Tomasek
mesh_terms: D003198:Computer Simulation; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D038622:Internationality; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality*; D008906:Mining / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008954:Models, Biological; D009381:Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced / Q000401:mortality*; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000032:analysis* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D011886:Radon / Q000032:analysis*; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D012307:Risk Factors; D016019:Survival Analysis; D015996:Survival Rate; D014501:Uranium / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D014501:Uranium; D011886:Radon