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Radon Solubility and Diffusion in the Skin Surface Layer

Akihiro Sakoda1, Tsuyoshi Ishida2, Norie Kanzaki1

  • 1Ningyo-toge Environmental Engineering Center, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, 1550 Kamisaibara, Kagamino-cho, Tomata-gun, Okayama 708-0698, Japan.

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
|July 9, 2022
PubMed
Summary

Radon can be absorbed through the skin during spa treatments. This study models radon diffusion in the stratum corneum, showing higher concentrations at the skin surface, crucial for accurate radiation dose assessments.

Keywords:
biokinetic modeldiffusionpartition coefficientradonsebaceous lipidsskinstratum corneumviable skin

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