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man was performed by the NAS-MRC Advisory Committee on the
Biological Effects of Radiation.

Their report, published in

2972, is refarred to as the 3EIR Report.
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Occtutatianal Esxocsure

The existing occusational exposure standard for uniform
whole body irradiation is 5 rem/yr and for the lung,

15

rem/yr.

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