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How do we know that we are being prudent, precautionary, or both in our approach to radiological risk assessment and management? This paper examines the definitions and applications of these terms within the ICRP\u2019s publishing history. Through a content and semantic analysis of 103 ICRP publications, this study describes their evolution and interrelation, highlights ambiguity and identifies opportunities for further clarification. The ICRP\u2019s current review of the System provides a timely opportunity to stabilise the terms, improving a common understanding and, ultimately, the management of radiological risk.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1088\/1361-6498\/add540","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,5,7]],"date-time":"2025-05-07T22:48:22Z","timestamp":1746658102000},"page":"021507","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1088\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Are we being prudent, precautionary, or both?"],"prefix":"10.1088","volume":"45","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0004-5121-2510","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Sannah H P","family":"van Balen","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Elina","family":"Paivinen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Nathaniel","family":"Read","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Eugene","family":"Shwageraus","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"266","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,5,16]]},"reference":[{"key":"jrpadd540bib1","article-title":"The Justification of Practices Involving Ionising Radiation Regulations 2004, No. 1769"},{"year":"2011","author":"Cambridge Business English Dictionary","key":"jrpadd540bib2"},{"key":"jrpadd540bib3","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"75","DOI":"10.1016\/j.icrp.2009.07.009","article-title":"The history of ICRP and the evolution of its policies: invited by the Commission in October 2008","volume":"39","author":"Clarke","year":"2009","journal-title":"Ann. 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