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First indoor radon mapping and assessment excess lifetime cancer risk in Iran

Samira Sherafat, Sepideh Nemati, Mohammad Mosaferi, Nayyereh Aminisani, Zabihollah Yousefi, Shahram Maleki

MethodsX · 2019 · 69 citations · 42 references

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Concepts

PharmacyEnvironmental SciencesCancer EpidemiologyEnvironmental HealthRisk AssessmentArea MonitoringExposure AssessmentHealth Risk AssessmentRadiation Hazard AssessmentRadiation HealthRadiation Risk AssessmentCancer Risk AssessmentLifetime Cancer RiskLung Cancer EpidemiologyLung Cancer RiskRadonRadon MeasurementRadon MonitoringRadon Risk Assessment

Abstract

, the limit recommended by the World Health Organization. The average annual effective dose received by the residents of studied area was calculated to be 1.4 mSv. The ELCR was estimated to be 0.54%.

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