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Chinese National Standards GBZ 98-2020 Health Requirements and Surveillance Specifications for Radiation Worker was published and will replace the current standards GBZ 98-2017 Health Requirements for Radiation Workers and GBZ 235-2011 Specifications for Occupational Health Surveillance for Radiation Workers from May 1 in 2021. The significance of this new National Standards, the background, basic principles, basis of revision of important indicators and the matters needing attention in the application of the standard are described in detail, especially for the medical institutions carrying out occupational health examination requirements, the determination of occupational health examination items, examination method and examination reports, so as to avoid the possible misunderstandings and doubts in using the standards.