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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)
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gram
of radium-226]or its
biological equi alent
°
5
(gonads)