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Table 8 Estimated excess lifetime risk of radon-induced lung cancer death (REID) in males and females up to age 75 years from age 30, based on a lifetime exposure constant at various radon concentrations using various risk models, assuming a multiplicative model for radon and smoking [16]

From: Radon exposure and lung cancer: risk in nonsmokers among cohort studies

Lifetime risk of lung cancer death from radon exposure at home (%)

Radon concentration (Bq/m3)

Exposure WLM/year

BEIR VI cohort miner model

European cohort miner model

  

Continuing smoker

Ex-smoker from age 50

Never-smoker

Continuing smoker

Ex-smoker from age 50

Never-smoker

Males

 20

0.09

0.70

0.32

0.04

0.46

0.22

0.03

 50

0.22

1.70

0.79

0.11

1.12

0.53

0.08

 80

0.35

2.68

1.25

0.17

1.77

0.84

0.12

 100

0.44

3.36

1.57

0.21

2.22

1.06

0.15

 200

0.88

6.55

3.11

0.42

4.37

2.11

0.30

 400

1.76

12.5

6.10

0.85

8.45

4.15

0.60

 600

2.64

17.9

8.97

1.27

12.30

6.14

0.90

Females

 20

0.09

0.56

0.28

0.05

0.36

0.19

0.04

 50

0.22

1.36

0.69

0.13

0.89

0.46

0.09

 80

0.35

2.16

1.09

0.21

1.40

0.73

0.14

 100

0.44

2.70

1.37

0.27

1.76

0.91

0.18

 200

0.88

5.31

2.71

0.53

3.48

1.82

0.36

 400

1.76

10.30

5.34

1.06

6.81

3.59

0.73

 600

2.64

14.93

7.88

1.58

10.00

5.33

1.08

  1. WLM working level month