Radon in Human Environment and Carcinoma – Part 2

  • Jacek Kapała Department of Biophysics Medical University of Białystok, Białystok, Poland
  • Stanisław Mnich Medical Institute Lomza State University of Applied Sciences, Lomza, Poland
  • Maria Karpińska Department of Biophysics Medical University of Bialystok, Bialystok, Poland

Abstract

The article describes basic theories of small doses of ionizing radiation’s impact on an organism and the current views on mechanisms of cancer emergence influenced by radiation. The risk estimation of lung carcinoma caused by inhalation of radon present in human environment was provided.

Published
2018-07-20
How to Cite
KAPAŁA, Jacek; MNICH, Stanisław; KARPIŃSKA, Maria. Radon in Human Environment and Carcinoma – Part 2. Polish Journal of Applied Sciences, [S.l.], v. 4, n. 1, p. 5-11, july 2018. ISSN 2451-1544. Available at: <https://pjas.ansl.edu.pl/index.php/pjas/article/view/98>. Date accessed: 24 apr. 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.19260/PJAS.2018.4.1.01.
Section
Public Health