Introduction
Some physical characteristics of radon and radon progeny
How does radon impact on human
Dosimetry and dosimetric model
Dosimetric assumptions and models
A review of tile literature
Configuration oCtile airways in tile respiratory system
Deposition of radon progeny in the lung
General principles
Factors determining particle deposition in the lung
Diffusion
GravitatIon
Inertial impaction
Other forces
Clearance model
Aim of the work
COMPUTATIONAL MODEL FOR DEPTH-DOSE CURVES
DosImetric principies
Implementation of source and target configuration
Lung dosimetry for alpha emitters
Alpha particle stopping power
The geometry which was used in the present work
Definition of near wall and far wall dose contribution
Computational method
When all activity is homogeneously distributed at the surface of the
Near wall path length
Far wall path length
Far wall and near wall dose components (when the activity is distributed
When the activity is distributed within the epithelium
Computation of near wall dose
computation of path length in the case of far wall dose
Far wall and near wall dose components (when the activity is distributed
CELLULAR DOSIMETRY FOR RADON PROGENY ALPHA PARTICLES IN
Airway generations selected in the present work
Realistic nuclides distribution
Surface nuclide distribution
Nuclide distribution within the mucous layers and the epithelium
Uniform distribution
Linear distribution
Results and discussion of depth-dose curves
Cell-specific doses
Conclusions
References
Appendix