comparing individual and collective doses

[Michael McNaughton <mcnaught@LANL.GOV>]

Dear RadSafers



I have often read that when applying the ALARA principle, it is important 

to consider both individual and collective dose equivalents. Is there any 

guidance on how to compare these two? For example, how would one compare n 

mrem to the most exposed individual member of the public with a collective 

dose of n rem distributed evenly among a million people?



mike

Mike McNaughton

Los Alamos National Lab.

email: mcnaught@LANL.gov or mcnaughton@LANL.gov

phone: 505-667-6130



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