What is the dose limit for the general public according to regulations?

What is the dose limit for the general public according to regulations?

• A. 5mSv
• B. 0.1mSv
• C. 1mSv
• D. 6mSv

Answer: (C)

Public exposure is limited to 1 mSv per year from all controllable sources of ionizing radiation. This lower limit compared with occupational exposure helps keep the extra cancer risk for non-workers very small and reflects the broader responsibility to protect the general population. Occupational limits are higher because workers are monitored and trained to manage their exposure. The other numbers don’t fit the standard public limit: 0.1 mSv would be unnecessarily strict for the public, while 5 mSv or 6 mSv would exceed the regulatory limit for non-occupational exposure. So the general public dose limit is 1 mSv per year.

Public exposure is limited to 1 mSv per year from all controllable sources of ionizing radiation. This lower limit compared with occupational exposure helps keep the extra cancer risk for non-workers very small and reflects the broader responsibility to protect the general population. Occupational limits are higher because workers are monitored and trained to manage their exposure. The other numbers don’t fit the standard public limit: 0.1 mSv would be unnecessarily strict for the public, while 5 mSv or 6 mSv would exceed the regulatory limit for non-occupational exposure. So the general public dose limit is 1 mSv per year.