ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2020
Radon Exposure-Therapeutic Effect and Cancer Risk.
Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 33 papers.
What it found
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33 citing papers in PubMed, 81 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effects of serial radon spa therapy on pain and peripheral immune status in patients suffering from musculoskeletal disorders- results from a prospective, randomized, placebo-controlled trial.Frontiers in immunology · 2024Trial
- Osteo-immunological impact of radon spa treatment: due to radon or spa alone? Results from the prospective, thermal bath placebo-controlled RAD-ON02 trial.Frontiers in immunology · 2023Trial
- Updated Knowledge on Radon Exposure: Quantification Methods, Health Effects, and Molecular Mechanisms.Environment & health (Washington, D.C.) · 2026Review
- Residential Radon Levels and Ovarian Cancer Among Postmenopausal Women.JAMA network open · 2026Article
- Radon Spa Therapy for the Treatment of Musculoskeletal Disorders: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Cureus · 2026Review
- From survival of irradiated mice to modern molecular insights: a seventy-year journey in radiobiology at the institute of biophysics, Czech academy of sciences.European biophysics journal : EBJ · 2025Review
- Assessment of radioactivity in soil samples from Wolaita Sodo town, Ethiopia: implications for environmental and public health.Radiation protection dosimetry · 2025Article
- Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Inflammatory Biomarkers in Individuals Exposed to Radon.Biomedicines · 2025Review
- Serum biomarkers associated with health impacts of high residential radon exposure: a metabolomic pilot study.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Radon exposure delays the development of skin lesions in a mouse model of psoriasis.Frontiers in immunology · 2025Article
- Indoor radon concentration and risk and severity of inflammatory bowel diseases: a case-control study.Therapeutic advances in gastroenterology · 2025Article
- Differentiation and functionality of human bronchial epithelial cells in an air-liquid interface culture are modified by irradiation exposure.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- On the informative value of community-based indoor radon values in relation to lung cancer.Cancer medicine · 2024Article
- Influence of the natural radon radiation on the spread of the COVID 19 pandemic.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Experimental Setups for In Vitro Studies on Radon Exposure in Mammalian Cells-A Critical Overview.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Review
- Radon Solubility in Different Tissues after Short Term Exposure.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Improvement of Pain Symptoms in Musculoskeletal Diseases After Multimodal Spa Therapy in the Austrian Gastein Valley-A Study Based on Longitudinal Registry Data.International journal of public health · 2023Article
- Potential inhibitory effects of low-dose thoron inhalation and ascorbic acid administration on alcohol-induced hepatopathy in mice.Journal of radiation research · 2022Article
- Radon Progeny Adsorption on Facial Masks.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Changes in Sulfur Metabolism in Mouse Brains following Radon Inhalation.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
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10 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Largely unnoticed, all life on earth is constantly exposed to low levels of ionizing radiation. Radon, an imperceptible natural occurring radioactive noble gas, contributes as the largest single fraction to radiation exposure from natural sources. For that reason, radon represents a major issue for radiation protection. Nevertheless, radon is also applied for the therapy of inflammatory and degenerative diseases in galleries and spas to many thousand patients a year. In either case, chronic environmental exposure or therapy, the effect of radon on the organism exposed is still under investigation at all levels of interaction. This includes the physical stage of diffusion and energy deposition by radioactive decay of radon and its progeny and the biological stage of initiating and propagating a physiologic response or inducing cancer after chronic exposure. The purpose of this manuscript is to comprehensively review the current knowledge of radon and its progeny on physical background, associated cancer risk and potential therapeutic effects.
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