ABSTRACT
Many different organisations are concerned with radiation protection. The International
Commission for Radiological Protection (ICRP), originally founded in 1928 by the
International Society of Radiology (ISR), is an international body with charitable status
whose remit is to function as an advisory body providing recommendations and guidance on
radiation protection. It operates through a number of task groups convened for specific purposes
and is composed of a main commission and four standing committees dealing with radiation
effects, doses from radiation exposure, protection in medicine, and the application of ICRP
recommendations*. A sister organisation, the International Commission on Radiological
Units (ICRU), deals largely with issues related to the measurement of ionising radiation*.
