RADON THERAPY AND SPELEOTHERAPY IN HUNGARY

Abstract

Mankind has found remedy for its illnesses in the nature since the ancient time, and used natural sources such as thermal water and caves for healing. Initially they recognized this based on experience and later the causal relationship could be explored due to the increasingly dynamic development of sciences. Hungary is very rich in medicinal and thermal waters and caves. Some of these also contain radon. Our research team studies the role of radon in these thermal places. Radon therapy was developed at the beginning of the 20th century with the discovery of radon [1].