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Erfahrungen aus Studien über das Verhältnis von Lungenkrebs zur Strahlenbelastung durch Radon und seine Zerfallsprodukte in Häusern

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Die Wirkung niedriger Strahlendosen

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Die mögliche Gesundheitsgefährdung durch Radon in Häusern zieht jetzt in vielen Ländern das Interesse auf sich, da relativ hohe Konzentrationen dieses Edelgases in Wohnungen in Europa und Nordamerika gefunden wurden. Strahlenbelastung durch Radon und seine Zerfallsprodukte ist eine wohlbekannte Ursache für Lungenkrebs bei Bergarbeitern, und es kann daher gefolgert werden, daß nicht nur das Rauchen, sondern auch ansteigende Radonkonzentrationen in den Häusern zu der hohen Lungenkrebssterblichkeit in diesem Jahrhundert beitragen könnten. Es gibt auch Hinweise aus der Epidemiologie des Lungenkrebses, die vermuten lassen, daß außer dem Rauchen noch mindestens ein anderer weitverbreiteter Risikofaktor an der Induktion dieser Krankheit beteiligt ist [3].

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Axelson, O. (1989). Erfahrungen aus Studien über das Verhältnis von Lungenkrebs zur Strahlenbelastung durch Radon und seine Zerfallsprodukte in Häusern. In: Köhnlein, W., Traut, H., Fischer, M. (eds) Die Wirkung niedriger Strahlendosen. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-74676-5_8

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