title: [A new radiation protection dose limit for occupationally exposed personnel in the Federal Republic of Germany].
abstract: In the Federal Republic of Germany, as in most other countries, the dose limit is 50 mSv per year for occupationally exposed persons, as recommended by the International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP). A reduction in the annual dose limit was recently considered in connection with a discussion of a higher estimation of radiation risk. In the recent amendment of the German Radiological Protection Ordinance, however, the dose limit of 50 mSv per year was retained and additionally a new occupational lifetime dose limit of 400 mSv was introduced. The possible consequences of the 400 mSv dose limit will be discussed on the basis of the previous results of dose monitoring in the Federal Republic of Germany.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Strahlenhygiene des Bundesamtes für Strahlenschutz, Neuherberg.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Martignoni
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Nitschke
mesh_terms: D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D016273:Occupational Exposure; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D011835:Radiation Protection / Q000592:standards*; D012306:Risk
vernacular_title: Ein neuer Strahlenschutz-Grenzwert für beruflich strahlenexponierte Personen in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland.