ABSTRACT
CH A P T E 5 Radiation Protection in Diagnostic Radiology Elizabeth Benson King’s College Hospital, London, UK
Cornelius Lewis King’s College Hospital, London, UK
T he international recommendations for radiation protection are setout by the International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP).A series of publications, Annals of the ICRP, are produced periodically to communicate these recommendations. In response to the ICRP, other bodies, including the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), publish Basic Safety Standards (BSS) as an international guide for implementation of the recommendations. The BSS are accompanied by various IAEA Safety Report Series documents providing additional and more in-depth guidance.
