What are the ICRP recommendations?
The International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP) provides a following principles of recommendations on radiological protection.
A) The principle of justification:- All practices involving ionizing radiation should be justified on the basis of their benefits and the potential risks they pose.
B) The principle of optimization:- The radiation dose to individuals and populations should be kept as low as reasonably achievable (ALARA), taking into account economic and societal factors.
C) The concept of dose limits:- Limits are set on the amount of radiation that can be received by individuals in different occupations and by members of the public.
D) The concept of collective dose:- The total amount of radiation received by a population, rather than just the dose received by individual members of the population, should be considered.
E) The concept of effective dose:- Dose equivalent calculated for the whole body taking into account the sensitivity of different organs to ionizing radiation.
F) The concept of risk coefficient:- Risk of cancer or other radiation-induced diseases for a given dose of ionizing radiation.
G) The concept of dose constraints:- Upper limits on radiation doses that are considered acceptable for particular situations.
H) The concept of radiation protection program:- A structured approach to ensure that the principles of justification, optimization, and dose limits are applied in practice.