The International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP) is an advisory body providing recommendations and guidance on radiation protection; It was founded in 1928 by the International Society of Radiology (ISR) and was then called the ‘International X-ray and Radium Protection Committee’. Then it was restructured to better take account of uses of radiation outside the medical area, and given its present name, in 1950. ICRP is an not-for-profit organisation in the United Kingdom and currently has its small scientific secretariat in Sweden. 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...

See also

• National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements of the United States

External links

• ICRP website