5.5.5                 Biological effects

a.              The protection limits and predicted exposure used to determine the achieved RDM for biological effects shall be defined in terms of one or more of the following variables:

1.              effective dose;

2.              organ equivalent dose;

3.              ambient dose equivalent;

4.              directional dose equivalent;

5.              personal dose equivalent.

NOTE 1      For requirements on radiation effects in biological material, see Clause 11. For background on limit exposure policies of the different Space Agencies, see ECSS-E-HB-10-12 Section 10.4.4.

NOTE 2      For interplanetary missions, exposure limits are not currently defined.