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This means that, by introducing a new radiation source, by reducing existing exposure, or by reducing the risk of potential exposure, one should achieve sufficient individual or societal benefit to offset the detriment it causes.</blockquote>

===[[ICRP Publication 103]] paragraph 205===

This means that the level of protection should be the best under the prevailing circumstances, maximising the margin of benefit over harm. In order to avoid severely inequitable outcomes of this optimisation procedure, there should be restrictions on the doses or risks to individuals from a particular source (dose or risk constraints and reference levels).</blockquote>

===[[ICRP Publication 103]] paragraph 211===

<blockquote>The process of optimisation of protection is intended for application to those situations that have been deemed to be justified. The principle of optimisation of protection, with restriction on the magnitude of individual dose or risk, is central to the system of protection and applies to all three exposure situations: planned exposure situations, emergency exposure situations, and existing exposure situations.</blockquote>

===[[ICRP Publication 103]] paragraph 212===

<blockquote>The principle of optimisation is defined by the Commission as the source related process to keep the likelihood of incurring exposures (where these are not certain to be received), the number of people exposed, and the magnitude of individual doses as low as reasonably achievable, taking economic and societal factors into account.</blockquote>

===[[ICRP Publication 103]] paragraph 203===

<blockquote>The principle of application of [[dose limits]]: The total dose to any individual from regulated sources in planned exposure situations other than medical exposure of patients should not exceed the appropriate limits recommended by the Commission.</blockquote>

===[[ICRP Publication 103]] paragraph 204===

<blockquote>Regulatory [[dose limits]] are determined by the regulatory authority, taking account of international recommendations, and apply to workers and to members of the public in planned exposure situations.</blockquote>

===[[ICRP Publication 103]] paragraph 243===