title: Principles of protection against natural radiation.
abstract: The recent recommendation for limiting the exposure of the public to natural sources of radiation is one of the more important statements of principle by the International Commission on Radiological Protection in recent years. The evolution of the recommendations is traced, the exposition of the recommendations is reviewed, and the execution of the recommendations is explored.
mesh_terms: D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D004781:Environmental Exposure; D005720:Gamma Rays; D006798:Housing; D006801:Humans; D008834:Microclimate; D011827:Radiation; D011835:Radiation Protection / Q000191:economics; D011886:Radon
chemical_list: D011886:Radon