RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Radon and lung cancer: Assessing and mitigating the risk
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP 567
OP 575
DO 10.3949/ccjm.81a.14046
VO 81
IS 9
A1 Choi, Humberto
A1 Mazzone, Peter
YR 2014
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/81/9/567.abstract
AB Radon is a naturally occurring radioactive gas. Its progenies emit alpha particles capable of causing tissue damage. Radon exposure is estimated to be the second most common cause of lung cancer in the United States. Management of patients with a history of radon exposure should involve a lung cancer specialist.