International Commission on Radiological Protection
PO Box 1046, Station B
280 Slater Street
Ottawa, Ontario K1P 5S9
Canada
Tel.: +1 (613) 944-1918
Fax: +1 (613) 944-1920
E-mail: sci.sec@icrp.org
ICRP, the International Commission on Radiological Protection:
• 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 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 organization') in the United Kingdom; and currently has its small Scientific Secretariat in Sweden.
