The Austrian radon project

Friedmann, H.; Atzmüller, C; Breitenhuber, L.; Brunner, P.; Fink, K.; Fritsche, K; Hofmann, Werner; Kaineder, H.; Karacson, P.; Karg, V.; Kindl, Peter; Kralik, C.; Krischan, J; Lettner, Herbert; Maringer, Franz Josef; Nadschläger, E.; Ringer, W.; Schönhofer, F.; Schönleitner, P; Sperker, S.; Stadtmann, H.; Steger, F.; Steinhäusler, Friedrich; Winkler, R.

doi:10.1016/s0048-9697(01)00694-5

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“…Assessments are based on measurements taken in homes or in public buildings, whether it be in random fashion or from geological mapping data. ( 41,42 ) According to our risk analysis, such a strategy would enable on the long term to reduce radon‐related mortality in the present study population by 1%. It must be noted, however, that in the province‐wide Quebec study, available geological indicators were only able to explain about 5% of the variations in radon concentrations found in residential dwellings.…”

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confidence: 89%

Assessment of the Effectiveness of Radon Screening Programs in Reducing Lung Cancer Mortality

Gagnon

Courchesne²,

Lévesque³

et al. 2008

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The present study was aimed at assessing the health consequences of the presence of radon in Quebec homes and the possible impact of various screening programs on lung cancer mortality. Lung cancer risk due to this radioactive gas was estimated according to the cancer risk model developed by the Sixth Committee on Biological Effects of Ionizing Radiations. Objective data on residential radon exposure, population mobility, and tobacco use in the study population were integrated into a Monte-Carlo-type model. Participation rates to radon screening programs were estimated from published data. According to the model used, approximately 10% of deaths due to lung cancer are attributable to residential radon exposure on a yearly basis in Quebec. In the long term, the promotion of a universal screening program would prevent less than one death/year on a province-wide scale (0.8 case; IC 99%: -3.6 to 5.2 cases/year), for an overall reduction of 0.19% in radon-related mortality. Reductions in mortality due to radon by (1) the implementation of a targeted screening program in the region with the highest concentrations, (2) the promotion of screening on a local basis with financial support, or (3) the realization of systematic investigations in primary and secondary schools would increase to 1%, 14%, and 16.4%, respectively, in the each of the populations targeted by these scenarios. Other than the battle against tobacco use, radon screening in public buildings thus currently appears as the most promising screening policy for reducing radon-related lung cancer.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 89%

Assessment of the Effectiveness of Radon Screening Programs in Reducing Lung Cancer Mortality

Gagnon

Courchesne²,

Lévesque³

et al. 2008

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“…The dwelling is defined as a typical domicile by a family with two adults and no or one child (more adults often increase the indoor radon concentration because the elderly are more sedentary and prefer closed windows, whereas children often reduce the indoor radon concentration because they increase the ventilation rate by more movement). The annual mean radon concentration in such a standard room is called the radon potential at the site of the house (Friedmann et al, 1996;Friedmann, 2005). It could be shown that normalization to such a standard situation is possible: The actually measured data were converted to the above defined standard situation by multiplication with factors derived from a special statistical analysis of the data (Friedmann et al, 1994;Friedmann, 2005).…”

Section: The Radon Potentialmentioning

confidence: 99%