General Approach to Protection Against Non-Ionizing Radiation

*ICNIRP Secretariat, c/o Dipl.-Ing. Rüdiger Matthes, Bundesamt für Strahlenschutz, Institut für Strahlenhygiene, Ingolstädter Landstrasse 1, D-85764 Oberschleissheim, Germany. During the preparation of this statement, the composition of the Commission was as follows: A. Ahlbom (Sweden); U. Bergqvist (deceased, Sweden); J. H. Bernhardt, Vice Chairman since March 2000 (Germany); J. P. Césarini (France); F. DeGruijl (The Netherlands); M. Grandolfo, until March 2000 (Italy); M. Hietanen (Finland); A. F. McKinlay, Chairman since March 2000, (UK); R. D. Owen (USA); D. H. Sliney (USA); J. A. J. Stolwijk, until March 2000 (USA); A. Swerdlow, since March 2000 (UK); L. D. Szabo, until March 2000 (Hungary); M. Taki (Japan); T. S. Tenforde (USA); P. Vecchia, since March 2000 (Italy); B. Veyret, since March 2000 (France); M. H. Repacholi Chairman Emeritus (Switzerland); R. Matthes Scientific Secretary (Germany). For correspondence or reprints contact ICNIRP at http://www.icnirp.org. For correspondence or reprints contact: R. Matthes, Bundesamt für Strahlenschutz, Institut für Strahlenhygiene, Ingolstädter Landstrasse 1, D-85764 Oberschleissheim, Germany, or email at [email protected]. [recd]30 July 2001 [acpt]12 November 2001