2020
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncaa144
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Radon Inhalation Experiments to Test Radon Exhalation Kinetics

Abstract: Three experiments were conducted with a volunteer to test the kinetics of the 222Rn exhalation after a short­time exposure to an elevated 222Rn air concentration. Radon concentration in an exhaled air was measured, complemented by whole body counting of 222Rn decay products in a body. Exhaled activities are compared with the prediction of the recent ICRP biokinetic model for radon. While a rapid equilibration of the exhaled radon activity concentration with that in the air inhaled corresponded with the model, … Show more

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“…Although the radon levels experienced in the Fojtik experiment [23] are extremely high compared to those of the present study, it is furthermore assumed that the fitting curve derived with eq. (3.3) is applicable also to low radon environments by setting different radon concentrations for the inhaled air and the exhalation phase, as will be explained in section 4.3.…”
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confidence: 87%
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“…Although the radon levels experienced in the Fojtik experiment [23] are extremely high compared to those of the present study, it is furthermore assumed that the fitting curve derived with eq. (3.3) is applicable also to low radon environments by setting different radon concentrations for the inhaled air and the exhalation phase, as will be explained in section 4.3.…”
Section: Operatorsmentioning
confidence: 87%
“…Its dynamics has been the subject of several studies in the past, and different biokinetics models for radon have been also proposed to address the human body behavior. In the present analysis, we will refer to the work of Fojtik et al [23], where several inhalation experiments were carried out to measure the radon exhalation rate. Data published in [23] have been interpolated to derive a suitable correlation to be used for the present numerical simulations.…”
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“…Hierbei diundiert Radon in den Alveolen durch die Blut-Luft-Schranke in das Blut, wobei die ICRP aufgrund des sehr groÿen Oberächen-Volumen-Verhältnis und der geringen Diffusionsbarriere davon ausgeht, dass die Sättigung von Radon im Blut schnell erreicht wird [10]. Aktuellere Messungen der Ausatemluft nach der Inhalation von Radon haben jedoch gezeigt, dass signikant weniger Radon direkt ausgeatmet wird, als bisher angenommen [63]. Auch die Messung der Radon-Zerfallsprodukte in einem Patienten im Bereich des Thorax und des Abdomens nach einstündiger Radonexposition zeigte höhere Dosiswerte, als in bisherigen Modellen angenommen [6].…”
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