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Federal Guidance Report No. 2: Background Material for the Development of Radiation Protection Standards (Federal Radiation Council)

This report is concerned with the problem of providing guidance for Federal agencies in activities designed to limit exposure of members of population groups to radiation from radioactive materials deposited in the body as a result of their occurrence in the environment.

Federal Guidance Report No. 2: Background Material for the Development of Radiation Protection Standards (Federal Radiation Council) (pdf) (394.12 KB, September 1961)