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'''There is strong evidence that exposure to radon can cause lung cancer. Radon exposure is the second leading cause of lung cancer after smoking.'''
<blockquote> ''“… the risk of lung cancer increases … with increasing radon exposure.” </blockquote>''
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| Expert Summary of ICRP Recommendations on Radon
| [[Media:ICRPRadonSummary.pdf|ICRP Radon Summary]]
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| Radiological Protection against Radon Exposure
| [[ICRP Publication 126]]
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==What is Radon?==
==Risk of Exposure to Radon==
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Smokers are more at risk from radon exposure than non-smokers. A lifetime of exposure to radon at 100 [[Radon: Units of Measure|Bq/m<sup>3</sup>]] increases the risk of lung cancer by 0.1% for non-smokers, and 2% for smokers.
===From the WHO Factsheet on Indoor Radon===
''<blockquote> "Radon is the most important cause of lung cancer after smoking. It is estimated that radon causes between 3–14% of all lung cancers in a country, depending on the average radon level and the smoking prevalence in a country.” </blockquote>
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''… review of the available epidemiological evidence shows no consistent evidence for an association between radon concentration and cancer, other than lung cancer.''
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''… exposure … to radon progeny is defined as the time integral of the potential alpha energy concentration in air… The unit … is J h m<sup>-3</sup> … [or] the historical unit Working Level Month (WLM) … 1 WLM = 3.54 mJ h m<sup>-3</sup>… ''
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==More In-Depth Information==
===Risk of Exposure to Radon===
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| Expert Summary of ICRP Recommendations on Radon
| [[Media:ICRPRadonSummary.pdf|ICRP Radon Summary]]
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| Lung Cancer Risk from Radon and Progeny and Statement on Radon
| [[ICRP Publication 115]]
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| Radiological Protection against Radon Exposure
| [[ICRP Publication 126]]
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| WHO Factsheet on Indoor Radon
| [http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs291/en/ www.who.int]
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| WHO Handbook on Indoor Radon
