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	Optimizacija zaštite od zračenja	Dizajn zaštite od zračenja
Područje	Nuklearna fizika	Nuklearna fizika
Obitelj	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
Godina nastanka	1977	1898
Tvorac	International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP)	Ernest Rutherford, Pierre Curie
Vrsta	optimization methodology	engineering design methodology
Temeljni izvor	International Commission on Radiological Protection (2007). The 2007 Recommendations of the ICRP. Publication 103. Annals of the ICRP, 37(2–4).	Cember, H., & Johnson, T. E. (2009). Introduction to Health Physics (4th ed.). McGraw-Hill.
Drugi nazivi	ALARA optimization, health physics planning, dose optimization	shield analysis, attenuation design, dose reduction engineering
Srodne	5	5
Sažetak	Radiation protection optimization is a systematic approach to design and manage exposure reduction strategies using risk-benefit analysis, codified by the ICRP in the principle of As Low As Reasonably Achievable (ALARA) in 1977. By balancing radiation dose reduction against cost, effort, and societal benefit, it guides practical protection decisions in medical imaging, occupational settings, and environmental remediation.	Radiation shielding design is an engineering discipline that uses physics-based calculations and materials selection to reduce radiation exposure to acceptable levels, originating from Curie and Rutherford's early radiation studies in the 1890s. By combining attenuation theory, source characterization, and dose modeling, it determines material composition, thickness, and geometry to protect workers, the public, and sensitive equipment.