Abstract
Now is an appropriate time to elaborate on an indicator for the 'seriousness' of radioactivity to make general sense of the concepts of radio-protection. A number of solutions could be proposed, but the simplest and most understandable one for the public would consist of com paring each incident or accident of exposure to a refer ence situation, chosen by some convention; hence the idea of a 'radioactive decibel'.
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