ICRP 60 adherence - Reposted with subject header

["Dahlskog, Leif" <Leif.Dahlskog@health.wa.gov.au>]

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Thank you.
Leif Dahlskog
Radiation Health Section
Health Department of Western Australia

His message follows:
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Dear all,

At a recent scientific forum, I became aware that the 1990 ICRP60
recommendations on dose limits, ie. an annual dose equivalent limit of
1mSv for the public and 20mSv for workers, have not been accepted in
many parts of the world, which perhaps is not surprising. When I
questioned some colleagues, we were not able to come up with a definite
list of countries that have promulgated this recommendation into their
national regulations. The question then posed is, who out there adheres
to ICRP60?


Thomas Tuchyna,  M.App.Sc
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A/Senior Radiation Physicist
Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital
Department of Medical Technology and Physics
Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre
NEDLANDS
PERTH  WA  6009

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