an administrative set of determined radiation doses (exposures) and dose rates (exposure rates) that should not be exceeded without careful consideration
Note 1 to entry: These guidelines were established by the International Commission for Radiological Protection (ICRP), and are equivalent to what was formerly called maximum permissible dose or maximum permissible exposure. Note 2 to entry: This entry was numbered 393-19-10 in IEC 60050-393:2003.
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