Preferred Label : radon daughters;
MeSH definition : Short-lived radioactive decay products of radon that include 216-Po, 214-Pb, 214-Bi,
and 214-Po. They have an effective half-life of about 30 minutes and are solids that
can deposit on the bronchial airways during inhalation and exhalation. This results
in exposure of the respiratory airways to alpha radiation and can lead to diseases
of the respiratory system, including lung cancer. (From Casarett and Doull's Toxicology,
4th ed, p740);
MeSH synonym : daughters, radon; Radon Daughter Nuclides; Daughter Nuclides, Radon; Radon Progeny; Radon Decay Products; Decay Products, Radon;
DeCS synonym : Thoron Progeny; Thoron Daughter Nuclides; Thoron Decay Products;
MeSH hyponym : thoron daughters;
Related MeSH term : Daughters, Thoron; Thoron Decay Products; Decay Products, Thoron; Thoron Progeny; Thoron Daughter Nuclides; Daughter Nuclides, Thoron;
MeSH annotation : short-lived radioactive decay products of radon;
Is substance : O;
Origin ID : D017687;
UMLS CUI : C0072962;
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Short-lived radioactive decay products of radon that include 216-Po, 214-Pb, 214-Bi,
and 214-Po. They have an effective half-life of about 30 minutes and are solids that
can deposit on the bronchial airways during inhalation and exhalation. This results
in exposure of the respiratory airways to alpha radiation and can lead to diseases
of the respiratory system, including lung cancer. (From Casarett and Doull's Toxicology,
4th ed, p740)
