%0 Journal Article
%T Radiation protection at CERN
%A Doris Forkel-Wirth
%A Stefan Roesler
%A Marco Silari
%A Marilena Streit-Bianchi
%A Christian Theis
%A Heinz Vincke
%A Helmut Vincke
%J Physics
%D 2013
%I arXiv
%R 10.5170/CERN-2013-001.415
%X This paper gives a brief overview of the general principles of radiation protection legislation; explains radiological quantities and units, including some basic facts about radioactivity and the biological effects of radiation; and gives an overview of the classification of radiological areas at CERN, radiation fields at high-energy accelerators, and the radiation monitoring system used at CERN. A short section addresses the ALARA approach used at CERN.
%U http://arxiv.org/abs/1303.6519v1