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Welcome to the ICRP Site!
| Our Mission |
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| The International Commission on Radiological Protection, ICRP, is an independent Registered Charity, established to advance for the public benefit the science of radiological protection, in particular by providing recommendations and guidance on all aspects of protection against ionising radiation. |
| About ICRP - The Brief Version |
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| ICRP, the International Commission on Radiological Protection: |
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| | Is an advisory body providing recommendations and guidance on radiation protection; |
| | Was founded in 1928 by the International Society of Radiology (ISR, the professional society of radiologist physicians); |
| | Was then called the ‘International X-ray and Radium Protection Committee’; |
| | Was restructured to better take account of uses of radiation outside the medical area, and given its present name, in 1950; |
| | Is an Independent Registered Charity (a ‘not-for-profit organisation’) in the United Kingdom; and Currently has its small Scientific Secretariat in Canada. |
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