-~5.- CABINET PAPER—PRIVILEGED Property of the White House—For Authorized Persons Only It is recommended that: 2. The term “Radiation Protection Guide'' be adopted for Federal use. Thie term is defined as the radiation dose which should not be exceeded without careful consideration of the reasons for doing so; every effort should be made to encourage the maintenasce of radiation doses as far below this guide as practicable. It is recommended that: 3. The following Radiation Protection Guides be adopted for normal peacetime operations: Type of Exposure Condition Dose (rem) Radiation Worker a) Whole body, head and trunk, Accumulated dose active blood forming organs, 5 times the nu ber of years beyond age 18 gonads, or lens of eye 13 weeks b) Skin of whole body and thyroid year 13 weeks 30 10 c}) Hands and forearms, feet and ankles year 13 weeks 75 25 d) Bone e) Other organs body burden 3 0.1 mic year 13 weeks 15 5 Population a) Individual b) Average year ® 30 year ; 0.5 (whole body) . CABINET PAPER For Consideration gram of radium-226]or its biological equi alent ° 5 (gonads)