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A typical question at a scientific quiz might be: 'What is between 20 to 30 years of age weighing 70 kg, is 170 cm in height and lives in a climate with an average temperature of 10 to 20 °C?' The answer, as the reader will probably recognize, is of course 'Reference Man', as defined in this magnificent collection of data recently published by the ICRP.
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