Description The International Commission on Radiological Protection issued its last basic recommendations in 1977. The recommendations have been used
widely throughout the world to limit exposure of both radiation workers and members of the public to ionising radiations. Supplementary
statements to the 1977 recommendations were issued when necessary by the Commission, but developments in the last few years have made
it necessary to issue a completely new set of recommendations, officially adopted in November 1990. In publishing these recommendations,
the Commission has had three aims in mind: to take account of new biological information and of trends in the setting of safety standards;
to improve the presentation of the recommendations; and to maintain as much stability in the recommendations as is consistent with the
new information. The recommendations are set out in the form of a main text supported by annexes. The main text contains all the recommendations,
together with sufficient explanatory material to make clear the underlying reasoning for policy makers. The supporting annexes contain
more detailed scientific information on specific points for specialists.
Audience
For regulatory and advisory agencies at regional, national and international levels; management bodies with responsibilities for radiological
protection; professional staff used as advisers; and individuals, such as radiologists, who have to make decisions about the use of ionising
radiation.
Contents
Chapter headings and selected sections: Introduction.
The history of the Commission. The development of the Commission's
recommendations. The aims of this report. The scope of the Commission's recommendations.
Quantities Used in Radiological
Protection.
Introduction. Basic dosimetric quantities. Subsidiary dosimetric quantities. Other quantities.
Biological
Aspects of Radiological Protection.
The biological effects of ionizing radiation. The concept of detriment. Quantitative
estimates of the consequences of radiation exposures. Tissue weighting factors.
The Conceptual Framework of Radiological
Protection.
The basic framework. The system of radiological protection. Radiological protection in proposed and continuing
practices. Radiological protection by intervention.
The System of Protection for Proposed and Continuing Practices.
Types of exposure. The applicaton of the system of protection. The system of protection in occupational exposure. Potential exposures.
The
Systems of Protection in Intervention.
The basis of intervention in public exposure. Situations in which remedial action
may be needed. Accidents and emergencies.
Implementation of the Commission's Recommendations.
The recommendations
of the Commission. Regulatory requirements. Compliance with the intended standard of protection. Management requirements.
Summary
of Recommendations. Annex A: Quantities Used in Radiological Protection. Annex B: Biological Effects of Ionizing Radiation. Annex C:
Bases for Judging the Significance of the Effects of Radiation. Annex D: List of the Commission's Publications.
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