Effects of Radon on the Immune System
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چکیده
As an environmental agent that is toxic at high concentrations, radon can exert a beneficial effect on the immune system when it generates low radiation doses in man. This paper is a brief examination of this effect and considers in particular that produced by low radiation doses and their mechanisms of action. It also analyses the effects found in the study of human populations exposed to low radiation doses and those occurring in people living in areas with a high level of background radiation. Lastly, it deals with the effects on the immune system of patients treated in radioactive spas where radon is the main agent. The analysis of this set of data indicates that radon exerts an effect on the immune system and further experimental and clinical studies are needed to determine the mechanisms producing this effect.
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