1 前言与其他纯技术性标准不同,辐射防护标准作为保护人类及其环境免受或少受辐射损害的一种标准,它绝对不是纯技术性标准。它的发展不仅受到人类生产活动和科学技术基础发展的影响,而且还会受到社会文化、伦理以及公众感觉和可接受性的影响。辐射防护标准近一个世纪以来的演变过程充分说明了这一点。 1 Introduction Unlike other purely technical standards, the standard of radiation protection is not a purely technical standard, as a standard to protect human beings and their environment from or less damage by radiation. Its development is not only affected by human activities and the basic development of science and technology, but also by the social culture, ethics and public perception and acceptability. The evolution of radiation protection standards over the past century has fully illustrated this point.