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STANDARD MAN [3 records]

Record 1 2009-10-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tort Law (common law)
CONT

As far as mental and emotional characteristics are concerned, the objective test prevails, and the individual is required to conform to the intelligence and stability of the standard man.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit des délits (common law)

Spanish

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Record 2 2008-02-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radiation Protection
DEF

A person with the anatomical and physiological characteristics of an average individual that is used in calculations assessing internal dose.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radioprotection
DEF

Individu-type dont les caractéristiques anatomiques et physiologiques ont été définies à des fins d'évaluation en matière de radioprotection.

Spanish

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Record 3 1980-10-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radiobiology
OBS

Human body as defined by the International Commission for Radiological Protection.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radiobiologie
DEF

Représentation théorique moyenne du corps humain adulte (composition chimique, poids et taille des organes), établie par la Commission Internationale de Protection Radiologique en vue de constituer une base commune dans la détermination des concentrations maximales admissibles.

OBS

Homme normalisé, HN, trouvé dans un document d'Électricité de France intitulé «Radioprotection dans les centrales nucléaires d'Électricité de France».

Spanish

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