Selection of reference organisms for evaluating radiation doses to non-human biota

Choosing reference organisms is very important in the course of evaluating of radiation doses to non-human biota. This paper enumerates reference organisms chosen in some approaches, respectively, which are presently developed by some international organizations or countries. It makes a comparison between these principles for the selection, and provides a simple analysis. Suggestions on choosing reference organisms for the approach to be developed by our country are provided accordingly. (author)