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Radiation Protection

Federal Guidance Report No. 10: The Radioactivity Concentration Guides

This document provides the calculation of derived limits for the 1960 Radiation Protection Guides reflecting updated models for dosimetry and biological transport. This report has been superseded by Federal Guidance Report No. 11, "Limiting Values of Radionuclide Intake and Air Concentration and Dose Conversion Factors for Inhalation, Submersion, and Ingestion." 

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