Assess the annual effective dose and contribute to risk of lung cancer caused by internal radon 222 in 22 regions of Tehran, Iran using geographic information system

Journal of Environmental Health Science and Engineering - Tập 18 Số 1 - Trang 211-220 - 2020
Mohammad Mirdoraghi1, Daniel Einor2, Farzaneh Baghal Asghari3, Ali Esrafili4, Neda Heidari4, Ali Akbar Mohammadi5, Mahmood Yousefi6
1Department of Radiology and Radiotherapy, School of Allied Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
2Department of Biological Sciences, University of South Carolina, Columbia, USA.
3Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
4Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
5Department of Environmental Health Engineering, Neyshabur University of Medical Sciences, Neyshabur, Iran
6Student Research Committee, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

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