title: [The functional status of respiratory organs assessment in the Mayak PA nuclear workers and quantitative analysis on the basis of the multivariate model].
abstract: Effects of ionizing radiation and smoking on the respiratory function (RF) were assessed in nuclear workers of the Mayak Production Association (Mayak PA) using a multivariate threshold model. An insignificant decline in RF was noted with total absorbed lung dose from internal alpha-radiation (D(alpha)) due to incorporated 239Pu, which amounted to 0.15-0.39 Gy, and the smoking index (SI) over 3-9 packs x year. No effect of the prolonged whole-body exposure from external gamma-rays in total dose (D(gamma)) from 0 to 3.8 Gy on RF was found.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology / Q000528:radiation effects; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D009688:Nuclear Reactors; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011832:Radiation Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012129:Respiratory Function Tests; D012426:Russia / Q000453:epidemiology; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013997:Time Factors; D055815:Young Adult