A DISCUSSION ON DIFFERENT APPROACHES FOR ASSESSING LIFETIME RISKS OF RADON-INDUCED LUNG CANCER.
Lifetime risks of radon induced lung cancer were assessed based on epidemiological approaches for Canadian, Swiss and Chinese populations, using the most recent vital statistic data and radon distribution characteristics available for each country. In the risk calculation, the North America residential radon risk model was used for the Canadian population, the European residential radon risk model for the Swiss population, the Chinese residential radon risk model for the Chinese population, and the EPA/BEIR-VI radon risk model for all three populations. The results were compared with the risk calculated from the International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP)'s exposure-to-risk conversion coefficients. In view of the fact that the ICRP coefficients were recommended for radiation protection of all populations, it was concluded that, generally speaking, lifetime absolute risks calculated with ICRP-recommended coefficients agree reasonably well with the range of radon induced lung cancer risk predicted by risk models derived from epidemiological pooling analyses.
Radiation Protection Bureau, Health Canada, 775 Brookfield Road, Ottawa, Canada.
Jing
J
Chen
Swiss Federal Office of Public Health, Schwarzenburgstrasse 157, Bern, Switzerland.
Christophe
C
Murith
Swiss Federal Office of Public Health, Schwarzenburgstrasse 157, Bern, Switzerland.
Martha
M
Palacios
China Institute of Atomic Energy, PO Box 275, Beijing, China.
Chunhong
C
Wang
China Institute of Atomic Energy, PO Box 275, Beijing, China.
Senlin
S
Liu
D002170:Canada / Q000453:epidemiology; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology; D009381:Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D011835:Radiation Protection / Q000592:standards; D011886:Radon / Q000032:analysis*; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D012307:Risk Factors; D013557:Switzerland / Q000453:epidemiology
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