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The ICRP (International Commission on Radiological Protection has distinguished between “stochastic ” and “non-stochastic effects ” of ionizing radiation (1). In a recent report of the ICRP (2) the compatibility of present recommendations with non-stochastic effects has been considered. The present paper is a summary of the ICRP findings and is strongly based on ICRP 41 (2).
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Field, S.B. (1986). Non-Stochastic Effects: Compatibility with Present ICRP Recommendations. In: Burns, F.J., Upton, A.C., Silini, G. (eds) Radiation Carcinogenesis and DNA Alterations. NATO ASI Series, vol 124. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-5269-3_45
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