ICRP-International commission on Radiation Protection

ICRP

1. International commission on radiation protection (ICRP) Chandan P rasad RIT 2 nd year.

2. What is Icrp ? Independent, international and non-governmental organization with the mission :- To provide Protection Recommendations And guidance on radiation protection.

3. “History” founded in 1928 at 2 nd international congress of radiology in SWEDAN. and earlier known as--- INTERNATIONAL X RAY AND RADIUM PROTECTION COMMITTEE (IXRCP). 1950:- it was restructured to take account of new uses of radiation outside the medical area, and given its present name.

4. Aim of icrp The ICRP aims:- In publication 103 paragraph 26. “to contributes to an appropriate level of protection for people and the environment against the detrimental effect of radiation exposure without unduly limiting the desirable human action that may be associated with such exposure.””

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6. Principle of icrp Three fundamental principle on radiation protection JUSTIFICATION Any decision that alters the radiation exposure should do more good than harm .

7. OPTIMIZATION. “Doses should all be kept as low as reasonably achievable , taking into account economic and societal factors ”. DOSE LIMIT. “The total dose to any individual … should not exceed the appropriate limits ”.

8. Who runs it and how it works? ICRP an international organization M ore than two hundred volunteers. F rom thirty countries on six continents . R epresent the world's leading scientists and policy makers in the field of radiological protection.

9. How it developed? ICRP developed , maintained, and elaborated the International System of Radiological Protection That used world-wide as the common basis for radiological protection standards, legislation, guidelines, programs, and practice .

10. Continued. The International System of Radiological Protection developed by ICRP based on ( i ) the current understanding of the science of radiation exposures and effects . (ii) value judgments . These value judgments take into account to society, ethics, and experience gained in application of the system

11. Exposure categories and situations Categories of exposure and exposure situations are used to consider how best to approach radiological protection in different circumstances .

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