AW: [ RadSafe ]Smoking - radon risk

[Franz Schönhofer]

I remember that many years ago the effect of smoking on lung cancer caused
by indoor radon progeny was discussed as originating from changes in the
ratio of attached and unattached fractions. As far as I remember it was
concluded that smoking would reduce the radon risk - but of course not the
smoke cancer risk...... Sorry, I do not remember the reasoning.

Franz

Franz Schoenhofer
PhD, MR iR
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> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: radsafe-bounces at radlab.nl [mailto:radsafe-bounces at radlab.nl] Im
> Auftrag von John Jacobus
> Gesendet: Dienstag, 24. Mai 2005 15:28
> An: Kai Kaletsch; jjcohen; radsafe
> Betreff: Re: [ RadSafe ] Residential radon risk
> 
> I was under the impression that the physiology of
> smoking resulted in a build up of muscus in the
> bronchi, etc. that "protected" the cells from the
> radon progeny emissions.  Does that sound reasonable?