Local particle deposition patterns may play a key role in the development of lung cancer.

I, Balashazy; W, Hofmann; T, Heistracher

doi:10.1152/japplphysiol.00527.2002

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Local particle deposition patterns may play a key role in the development of lung cancer.

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Authors:

Balashazy I

Hofmann W

Heistracher T

Abstract

The apparent discrepancy between the reported preferential occurrence of bronchial carcinomas in central bronchial airways and current dose estimates for inhaled particles suggests that experimentally observed local accumulations of particles within bronchial airway bifurcations may play a crucial r...

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