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The linear no-threshold (LNT) model has long served as a foundational principle in radiation protection. In recent years, advances in radiation health science, along with legal and social debate over the model’s application in administrative and judicial decision-making across nuclear and radiation-related fields—including industry, regulation, and public health—have renewed scrutiny of its scientific basis, regulatory relevance, and societal implications, especially at low doses. This article summarizes the 2025 Winter Workshop hosted by the Korean Association for Radiation Protection, which examined the LNT model through the lenses of science, policy, and societal debate. Key themes included the international rationale and historical basis for the model’s adoption; biological and epidemiological evidence relevant to its evaluation; the regulatory and socioeconomic impacts of radiation protection standards grounded in the LNT model; public perceptions of radiation risk shaped by this framework; and the legal and policy issues arising from its continued use in governance. Rather than reaching a singular conclusion, the workshop highlighted the importance of sustained interdisciplinary dialogue to refine how the LNT model is interpreted and applied across science, regulation, and society—ensuring that resulting approaches remain scientifically robust, socially responsive, and adaptable to evolving evidence.

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ABSTRACT
Introduction
Workshop Overview
1. Highlights from Day 1: Scientific Foundations and Sectoral Perspectives
2. Highlights from Day 2: Critical Dialogue and Evolving Perspectives
Conclusion
Article Information
References

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저자

• Songwon Seo [ National Radiation Emergency Medical Center, Korea Institute of Radiological & Medical Sciences, Seoul, Republic of Korea ] Corresponding Author
• Min Baek [ Division of Advanced Nuclear Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang, Republic of Korea ]

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• 간행물명

  방사선방어학회지 [Journal of Radiation Protection and Research]

• 간기

  계간

• pISSN

  2508-1888

• 수록기간

  1976~2026

• 등재여부

  KCI 등재,SCOPUS

• 십진분류

  KDC 559 DDC 629