Tolerance concentration of radioactive gases in air (open access)

Tolerance concentration of radioactive gases in air

The effects of ionizing radiation on the lung, specifically the bronchial tubes, were discussed relative to the incidence of lung cancer in radium miners. The energy transferred to the epithelium by inhaled radon was calculated, and the steps in the process leading to the initiation of cancer were described. (ACR)
Date: January 1, 1944
Creator: Failla, G.
System: The UNT Digital Library