RE: Animal radon studies

["Philippe Duport" <pduport@uottawa.ca>]

Lots of them, Here a few references, mostly focused on low exposure

effects (high exposure studies, above 100 or 200 WLM and at high

concentrations - dose rates, are not interesting, except for comparison

with low level exposures.  Nobody is exposed to such levels nowadays)



For example : 



Morlier et al.  Lung cancer incidence after exposure of rats to low

doses of radon: Influence of dose rate.  Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Vol. 56, pp. 93-97, 1994.



Monchaux G., Morlier J-P., Altmeyer S., Debroche M., Morin M. Influence

of exposure rate on lung cancer induction in rats exposed to 222Rn D.P.

Radiat Res. 152:S137-S140 (1999).



Lots of references of older papers.



Monchaux et al.  Carcinogenic and cocarcinogenic effects of radon and

radon daughters in rats.  Environmental Health Perspectives Vol 102 no.

1 pp. 64-73, 1994.  (Lots of references, please read the conclusion

carefully!).



P Duport



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[mailto:owner-radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu] On Behalf Of Gary Isenhower

Sent: September 3, 2002 5:26 AM

Cc: radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu; Field, R. William

Subject: Animal radon studies





Does anyone know if there have been any animal studies of radon vs lung

cancer?  I am hoping for a reference that I can look up.



Thanks,



    _______________________________________________



	Gary Isenhower

	713-798-8353

	garyi@bcm.tmc.edu

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