Editorial Radon is recognized by the World Health Organization as a lung cancer-causing carcinogen in humans, and is the second most common cause of lung cancer after smoking [1]. A causal relationship between radon and lung cancer was first described in epidemiological studies on underground mine workers. Thereafter, case–control studies further demonstrated that exposure to low concentrations...

Radon causes lung cancer and the death rate is reaching high numbers every year, making it second most important cause of after tobacco use. The World Health Organization (WHO) has classified radon as a carcinogenic substance that cancer. naturally occurring, radioactive found mostly in soil or rock. products obtained result decay are entering into body through respiratory tract. After, these e...

Radon and its decay products are significant natural sources of radiation exposure for the general population, both in the living and working environment. Thus, extensive residential and occupational radon surveys are continuously performed worldwide. In Greece, indoor radon mapping has covered mostly the north-eastern, eastern and southern part of the country (Nikolopoulos et al., 2002, Clouva...

Background: Radon and its daughters are amongst the most important sources of natural exposure in the world. Soil is one of the significant sources of radon/thoron due to both radium and thorium so that the emanated thoron from it may cause increased uncertainties in radon measurements. Recently, a diffusion chamber has been designed and optimized for passive discriminative measurements of rado...

Radon and radon progeny are present indoors, in houses and others dwellings, representing the most important contribution to dose from natural sources of radiation. Most studies have demonstrated an increased risk of lung cancer at high concentration of radon for both smokers and nonsmokers. The work presents a comparative analysis of the radon exposure data in the two radon-prone areas, Stei, ...

Although radon exposure in the home increases the risk of lung cancer, this risk can be managed. However, evidence indicates that testing for radon and subsequent home remediation rates are generally low in many countries. The present perspective outlines some key insights from psychological science that might account for sub-optimal radon protection. Psychological aspects of how the health ris...