Models of the dose–effect relation for the effect of radon on human health are analyzed. It is concluded that these models must be improved. A new and improved dose–effect relation is developed. An assessment of the health risk of radon, including an assessment of the radon exposure dose and a new dose–effect relation for risk assessment proper, is described. A method is proposed for use on the territory of our country. This method is used to calculate the risk for two hypothetical variants of the effect of radon on humans.
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Translated from Atomnaya Énergiya, Vol. 118, No. 1, pp. 42–47, January, 2015.
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Demin, V.F., Zhukovskii, M.V. & Kiselev, S.M. Health Risk of Radon: Assessment Methods and Practical Applications. At Energy 118, 57–63 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10512-015-9956-y
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