Radiation protection (c. 1995 - )

Radiation protection or radiological protection. Measures associated with limitations of the harmful effects of ionizing radiation on people, such as limitations of external exposure to radiation, limitation of incorporation of radionuclides as well as the prophylactic limitation of injury resulting from either of these. Source: International Atomic Energy Agency, The Principles of Radioactive Waste Management, Safety Series No. 111-F, International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, Austria, 1995, p.19

• Radiological protection