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SUBMITTER: Maier A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7796069 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Maier Andreas A Wiedemann Julia J Rapp Felicitas F Papenfuß Franziska F Rödel Franz F Hehlgans Stephanie S Gaipl Udo S US Kraft Gerhard G Fournier Claudia C Frey Benjamin B
International journal of molecular sciences 20201230 1
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 envi ...[more]