title: THE CONVERSION OF EXPOSURES DUE TO RADON INTO THE EFFECTIVE DOSE TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE EQUIVALENCE OF RISKS FROM SHORT- AND LONG-TERM EXPOSURES.
abstract: The theoretical basis for comparing risks from short- and long-term exposures is developed aiming at implementing long-term exposures into a unique and consistent system of radiation protection. Based on system-analytical considerations, the equivalence of population-averaged risk rates due to prolonged exposures and population-averaged lifetime risks due to short-term exposures is shown. The consequences of this risk analysis are discussed, focussing on long-term exposures due to residential radon. Equations for the dose conversion of exposures due to radon into the effective dose are derived.
authors.affiliation: Federal Office for Radiation Protection, Koepenicker Allee 120-130, 10318 Berlin, Germany tbeck@bfs.de.
authors.forename: T R
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Beck
mesh_terms: D016902:Air Pollution, Indoor / Q000032:analysis*; D004781:Environmental Exposure / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000032:analysis*; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D011835:Radiation Protection; D011886:Radon / Q000032:analysis*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D011886:Radon