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diet.

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30 years

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part

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of

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whole-body

effective

dose

equivalent

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approximately

(3)
being

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times

recalculations

doses

subsequent

for

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over

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are

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to

any one

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year’s

17).

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this

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be
summed over

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compare

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the

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committed

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be

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would

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dose.

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for

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marrow

committed

average

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14).

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dose

Table

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committed

(2)

amount

all

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practical

original

data

on additional

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purposes

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confirmed

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and assumptions,
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