The 2023 Bo Lindell Laureate Lecture: Assessing and managing radiological risk

, which introduced a somehow less quantitative approach for radiological risk management, based on detriment, tolerability of risk, reasonableness of the optimisation process and acceptable level of risk. Over the last two decades, several scientific results have raised questions related to radiological risk assessment and consequences for risk management. This article investigates some of these questions and potential consequences to be considered for the future of the system of radiological protection.