2019 Annual Report

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28 August 2020
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Chair’s Foreword

Last year was significant for ICRP as the
success of our Free the Annals initiative,means ICRP has never been so accessible foryou, your organisation, and everyone aroundthe world.
All publications from 1928 to 2017 are now free-toaccess through our website. This is a monumental shift
in our ability to engage with international stakeholders
regarding the protection of patients, people, and theenvironment from ionising radiation.
The 5th ICRP International Symposium was held from
17-21 November 2019, in Adelaide, South Australia.
This was hosted with the Australian Radiation
Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency (ARPANSA)
and the Australasian Radiation Protection Society(ARPS) and we welcomed over 400 radiologicalprotection professionals from around the world.
Highlighting three main themes, “Mines, Medicine, andMars”, attendees experienced another world-classprogramme and more information is available later inthis report.
2019 also marked the commencement of a crucial
decade for the International Commission on
Radiological Protection (ICRP) as in the next 10
years, we will be carrying out an extensive review of
the System of Radiological Protection, leading to the
publication of the next fundamental recommendations.
This will be a challenge that entails unprecedented
levels of engagement, communication, and resources.

This review work will require a necessary increase
in resources to ensure we capture new science,new priorities, and new domains of radiologicalprotection. In an increasingly expensive global
market, we will continue to seek relevant support
from governments, industry, and individuals. Ourpriority is our work, and our work requires funding,as for all charities committed to the betterment ofpeople and the environment while maintaining our
independence.
Our Main Commission, Committees, Task Groups,
Working Parties, and Scientific Secretariat
continue to be the engine that drives our work
forward. Without them, our supporters and partnerorganisations, the concept of developing a new
set of fundamental recommendations would bedaunting. Instead, we are poised for our mostsignificant decade to date. Thank you to everyone
who has, continues to, and will play a role in our
mission.
Finally, as I write this in 2020, the world is facing a
global crisis, not encountered for many decades,
due to the Covid-19 pandemic. It is a time ofisolation, anxiety, worry and hardship. For all thoseworking on the frontline to treat the sick and keep
us safe, a heartfelt thanks from everyone at ICRP.

Claire Cousins
ICRP Chair

The International Commission on
Radiological Protection
ICRP develops the System of Radiological Protection for the public benefit. The Systemtakes account of the latest scientific knowledge, ethical values, and practical experience.
It is the basis of standards, legislation, guidance, programmes, and practice worldwide.

The objective of the System is to contribute to an
appropriate level of protection for people and theenvironment against the harmful effects of ionisingradiation exposure without unduly limiting theindividual or societal benefits of activities involving
radiation.
Originally established at the Second International
Congress of Radiology in 1928 as the International
X-ray and Radium Protection Committee, today ICRP			
is an independent international charity registeredin the UK, relying on financial contributions andsupport from governments, industry, agencies, andfoundations from around the world.

ICRP consists of the Main Commission, the
Scientific Secretariat, four standing Committees,
and Task Groups established as needed toundertake specific work. Members come fromover 30 countries and all disciplines relevant toradiological protection. They are invited to join ICRP
as independent experts on a volunteer basis forfour-year terms. Representatives of organisations
in formal relations with ICRP are regularly invited toboth advise the Main Commission and to participate
in meetings of the Committees. Individuals fromthese organisations may be invited to be membersof Task Groups or to review drafts of work inprogress where their expertise is particularly
relevant.

SCIENTIFIC
SECRETARIAT

MAIN COMMISSIONCOMMITTEE 1
Effects

COMMITTEE 2
Doses

COMMITTEE 3
Medicine

COMMITTEE 4
Application

TASK GROUPS

This structure supports a rigorous system of peer review. The work of Task Groups is reviewed
by the relevant Committee(s), and then reviewed and approved by the Main Commission. During
development, most reports are circulated to several organisations and individual experts forcritical review and all are posted for public consultation through the ICRP website.

The System of Radiological Protection

The System of Radiological Protection isbased on the latest science, social and ethicalvalues, with over a century of experiencesince the discovery of ionising radiation.

Science

System ofRadiologicalProtection
Experience

ValuesThe System of Radiological Protection forms
the basis of radiological protection standards,
regulations, programmes, and practice world-wide.

ICRP recommendations are used worldwide by intergovernmental and nongovernmental advisory and standard
setting agencies; government regulatory
authorities; educational, scientific, andhealthcare institutions; operators; individual
professionals; and others with an interest inradiological protection.
The IAEA International Basic Safety
Standards for Protection against Ionising
Radiation and for the Safety of Radiation
Sources is based heavily on ICRP
recommendations, as are the similar
European Basic Safety Standards. The
International Labour Organization Convention
115, Radiation Protection Convention,
General Observation 2015, refers specificallyto the recommendations of ICRP.

Main Commission
The Main Commission consists of the Chairand up to twelve other members. The Main
Commission is the governing body, setting thepolicy and programme of work, and approving
all official publications.

Back Row (L-R): Michiaki Kai (Japan), Werner Ruhm (Germany), Dominique Laurier (France), John Harrison (United Kingdom), Carl-Magnus Larsson(Australia), Sergey Romanov (Russian Federation), Simon Bouffler (United Kingdom)
Front Row (L-R): Kimberly Applegate (United States), Donald Cool (United States), Jacques Lochard (Vice-Chair, France), Claire Cousins (Chair, United
Kingdom), Christopher Clement (Scientific Secretary*, Canada), Kunwoo Cho (South Korea), Senlin Liu (China)*The Scientific Secretary has not been a Main Commission member since 1988, but continues to be integral to the work of the Main Commission,often serving as the representative of ICRP.

Scientific Secretariat
The Scientific Secretariat manages the daily
business of ICRP, and the Scientific Secretaryoften represents ICRP at international meetings.

From L-R
Christopher Clement, Scientific Secretary,
Lynn Lemaire, Executive Administrator,
Kelsey Cloutier, Development and Communications Manager,
Hiroki Fujita, Assistant Scientific Secretary,
Chunsheng Li, Assistant Scientific Secretary

Not Pictured:
Toshihiro Higuchi, Historian

91
YEARS
IN OPERATION
28ACTIVETASK GROUPS

142
NUMBERED
PUBLICATIONS

1SYSTEM OF
RADIOLOGICALPROTECTIONICRP in Numbers:

4
STANDINGCOMMITTEES240
MEMBERS30
ORGANISATIONSIN FORMALRELATIONSCommittee 1
Effects
Committee 1 considers the effects of radiation action
from the subcellular to population and ecosystemlevels, including the induction of cancer, heritableand other diseases, impairment of tissue/organfunction and developmental defects, and assesses
implications for protection of people and theenvironment.
Committee 1’s annual meeting began with a momentof silence for members Ranajit Chakraborty and
Wolfgang Dörr, who both tragically passed awaysince the 2018 meeting.
> 2019 Meeting Summary

Adelaide, November 2019
Back Row (L-R): Quanfu Sun (China), Mikhail Sokolnikov (RussianFederation), Michael Hauptmann (Netherlands), Andrzej Wojcik (ViceChair, Sweden), Richard Wakeford (United Kingdom)
Front Row (L-R): Kazuo Sakai (Japan), Kotaro Ozasa (Japan), Gayle
Woloschak (United States), Werner Ruhm (Chair, Germany), Tamara
Azizova (Russian Federation), Jacqueline Garnier-Lapace (Secretary,
France), Sisko Salomaa (Finland),NOT PICTURED: Dan Stram (United States), Preetha Rajaraman (India)

Committee 2
Dose
Committee 2 develops dosimetric methodology for theassessment of internal and external radiation exposures, including reference biokinetic and dosimetricmodels and reference data and dose coefficients, foruse in the protection of people and the environment.

> 2019 Meeting Summary

Adelaide, November 2019
Back Row(L-R): Jizeng Ma (Invitee from IAEA), Derek Jokisch(United States), Augusto Giussani (Germany), Alexander Ulanowski(Austria), Nina Petoussi-Henss (Germany), Wesley Bolch (Secretary,
United States), Eric Blanchardon (France)
Front Row(L-R): Francois Paquet (Vice Chair, France), John Harrison(Chair, United Kingdom), Maria Antonia Lopez (Spain), Tracy Smith(United Kingdom), Tatsuhiko Sato (Japan), Volodymyr Berkovskyy(Ukraine), Chan Hyeong Kim (South Korea) NOT PICTURED: Rich
Leggett (United States), Junli Li (China)

Committee 3
Medicine
Committee 3 addresses protection of persons andunborn children when ionising radiation is used in
medical diagnosis, therapy, and biomedical research,
as well as protection in veterinary medicine.
> 2019 Meeting Summary

Adelaide, November 2019
Back Row (L-R): Keon Kang (South Korea), Sandor Demeter (Canada), David Sutton (United Kingdom), Reinhard Loose (Germany),
Lodewijk van Bladel (Belgium), Yantao Niu (China)
Front Row (L-R): William Small (United States), Colin Martin (ViceChair, United Kingdom), Kimberly Applegate (Chair, United States),
Madan Rehani (Secretary, United States), Josep Marti-Climent(Spain), Makato Hosono (Japan)
NOT PICTURED: Marie-Claire Cantone (Italy), Michel Bourguignon(France), Jamila Alsuwaidi (UAE), Claudia Rübe (Germany)

Committee 4
Application
Committee 4 provides advice on the application of theCommission’s recommendations for the protection ofpeople and the environment in an integrated manner for
all exposure situations.
> 2019 Meeting Summary

Adelaide, November 2019
Back Row (L-R): Thierry Schneider (France), Miroslav Pinak (Invitee
from IAEA), Catrin Koch (Sweden), Mike Boyd (United States), John
Takala (Canada), Francois Bochud (Switzerland), Sergey Shinkarev(Russian Federation), David Copplestone (United Kingdom)
Front Row (L-R): Gillian Hirth (Australia), Eduardo Gallego (Spain),Toshimitsu Homma (Japan), Donald Cool (Chair, United States),
Kathryn Highley (Vice-Chair, United States), Jean-Francois Lecomte(Secretary, France), Anne Nisbet (United Kingdom), Analia Canoba(Argentina), Yahong Mao (China), Nicole Martinez (United States)
NOT PICTURED: Nobuhiko Ban (Japan)

2019 Highlights

The Main Commission met with representatives ofNASA, the European Space Agency, the CanadianSpace Agency, and the Russian Federal Space
Agency to explore collaboration on radiologicalprotection in space in Houston, Texas.

Public consultation on the draft report
Radiological Protection of People and theEnvironment in the Event of a Large Nuclear
Accident launched, and subsequently extended
due to record-breaking interest.

ICRP Mentorship Program established

The ICRU/ICRP report Operational Quantities
for External Exposures was approved for
publication. This joint report will be published by
ICRU.

Six new Task Groups were established:•

TG 112 Emergency Dosimetry•

TG 113 Reference Organ and Effective Dose
Coefficients for Common Diagnostic X-Ray
Imaging Examinations•

TG 114 Reasonableness and Tolerability in the
System of Radiological Protection•

TG 115 Risk and Dose Assessment forRadiological Protection of Astronauts•

TG 116 Radiological Protection Aspects of
Imaging in Radiotherapy•

TG 117 Radiological Protection in PET and
PET/CT

Seven reports were approved for publication:•

Radiation Weighting for Reference Animals
and Plants•

The Use of Dose Quantities inRadiological Protection•

Dose Coefficients for External Exposures toEnvironmental Sources•

Paediatric Reference Computational Phantoms•

Adult Mesh-type Reference Computational
Phantoms•

Radiological Protection in Therapy with
Radiopharmaceuticals•

Radiological Protection from Naturally
Occurring Radioactive Material (NORM) in
Industrial Processes

Hosted over 400 delegates at ICRP 2019
in Adelaide, South Australia along with theAustralasian Radiation Protection Society(ARPS) and the Australian Radiation Protection
and Nuclear Safety Agency (ARPANSA).
Announced that ICRP 2021 will be hosted by
the Canadian Radiation Protection Association(CRPA) and the Canadian Nuclear Safety
Commission (CNSC), in Vancouver, British
Columbia.
Discussed the decade-long plan to review andrefine the System of RadiologicalProtection.

Announced the International Conference on
Recovery After Nuclear Accidents, to be held
29 November – 4 December 2020 in Iwaki City,
Fukushima Prefecture, Japan.
Announced the success of the Free the Annals
Inititative announced, making all issues ofAnnals of the ICRP free two years after initialpublication.
Dr Elizabeth Ainsbury awarded the 2019 Bo
Lindell Medal for Promotion of RadiologicalProtection.

The 5th International Symposium on
the System of Radiological Protection
Adelaide, Australia 17-21 November 2019

With special thanks to the Australian Radiation
Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency(ARPANSA) and the Australasian Radiation
Protection Society (ARPS), over 400 delegatesconverged in Adelaide, South Australia for the
5th International Symposium on RadiologicalProtection.
While “Mines, Medicine, and Mars” werehighlighted sessions, delegates were once again
provided a world-class programme covering abroad range of topics in radiological protection.

In case you missed this event, abstracts,
presentation videos, posters, and eventuallypapers can be found on the ICRP website.
As is tradition during the closing ceremonies of
the ICRP biennial symposia series, Dr Claire
Cousins announced that the 6th International
Symposium on the System of RadiologicalProtection will be in Vancouver, British Columbia,
Canada, 1-4 November 2021. Subscribe here for
updates on all things ICRP 2021.

Bo Lindell Medal
Dr Elizabeth Ainsbury (right) receiving the 2019 Bo
Lindell Medal for her significant contribution to thefield of radiological protection from ICRP Chair Claire
Cousins (left).

“One of the most important challenges inradiological protection right now is to findinnovative ways to work in a genuinely
interdisciplinary manner across bothscientific and geographical borders. In
common with almost all fields of scientificresearch these days, radiological protection
questions are international questions andthe only way that we will see progress is toaddress them as such.”-Dr Elizabeth Ainsbury

On 18 November 2019, the first official dayof ICRP 2019, Dr Elizabeth “Liz” Ainsbury
was awarded the 2nd Bo Lindell Medal forsignificant contributions to the promotion ofradiological protection by an early-to-mid career
professional.
Liz is a Principal Radiation Protection Scientist
and Cytogenetics Group Leader at Public
Health England’s (PHE) Centre for Radiation,
Chemical and Environmental Hazards. A
physicist by training, Liz has worked in thefield of radiation biology and radiologicalprotection for 12 years since completing her
PhD, and during that time has focused on awide range of different projects encompassing
statistical analysis for cytogenetic bio-dosimetry,development of biological and physicaldosimetry techniques and related guidance,
radiation emergency response preparedness
and the mechanisms, and radiologicalprotection implications of recent findings onradiation cataract genesis. In addition, she
has contributed to over 80 peer reviewed
publications and presented at a number ofinternational symposia.

Together We Freed the Annals!
On 15 May 2019, we announced the success of the Free theAnnals initiative. This marked a permanent change to the way theworld can access Annals of the ICRP. All issues of Annals of the ICRP
are now free to download two years after their initial publication. This
took effect at the end of 2019, when all of issues up to 2017 (up to
ICRP Publication 137) became free-to-access. Thank you to everyone
who contributed to this monumental success!

Free the Annals Supporting Organisations

Italian National Inspectoriate for Nuclear
Safety and Radiation
Protection (ISIN)

Free the Annals Individual Supporters

Fatima Al Kaabi
Penelope Allisy
Meshary Alnuaimi
Kimberly Applegate
Nobuhiko Ban
Catrin Bauréus Koch
Alistair Bell
Theocharis Berris
Eric Blanchardon
Wesley Bolch
Simon Bouffler
Marie-Claire Cantone
Nicol Caplin
Kunwoo Cho
Roger Clarke
Christopher Clement
Kelsey Cloutier
Donald Cool
Claire Cousins
Michael Cowie
Keith Eckerman
Akira Endo
Scott Foley
Hiroki Fujita
Juan J Burgos Gallego
Eduardo Gallego Diaz
Julian Ginniver
Daniele Giuffrida
Jónína Guðjónsdóttir
Nobuyuki Hamada
Gael Hammer
Naomi Harley
John Harrison
Marcia Hartman

Dan Hibbing
Toshihiro Higuchi
Toshimitsu Homma
Mark Hoover
Makoto Hosono
Chan Hyeong Kim
Lars Jødal
Derek JokischMichiaki Kai
Alexandra Kamp
Keon Wook Kang
Isao Kawaguchi
Pavel Kazantsev
Bob Kerr
Leondios Kratzwald
Carl-Magnus Larsson
Dominique Laurier
Lynn Lemaire
Chunsheng Li
Jacques Lochard
Stephen Long
Reinhard Loose
Maria Antonia Lopez
Josep Martí Climent
Nicole E Martinez
Sigurður Magnússon
Yahong Mao
Colin Martin
Patrick Mattera
Fred Mettler
Miguel Mota
Rock Neveau
Anne Nisbet
Juan Ocampo Ramos

Jan Pentreath
Nina Petoussi-Henss
Karen Potts
Julian Preston
Robert Puckett
Madan Rehani
Julie Reyjal
Marvin Rosenstein
Werner Rühm
Michiya Sasaki
Yasuhito Sasaki
Tatsuhiko Sato
Thierry Schneider
Marcel Schouwenburg
Cristian Sepuvelda
Tharon Sheen
Sergey Shinkarev
Samantha Sonter
Christian Streffer
Daniel J. Strom
David Sutton
John M Takala
UAE Dubai Team
Phillip Thomas
Alexander Ulanowski
Jack Valentin
Eliseo Vano
Erik Wåhlin
Wong Pai Wai
Hanne Waltenburg
Gisbert Weigl
Robert Wilson
Andrew Yule

Regular Supporters
The contributions from these organisations allow ICRP to further our programme of work, paving the way
for the advancement of the system of radiological protection globally. Want to join this growing list oforganisations at the forefront of radiological protection? Contact us.

Danish Radiation Protection Authority (SIS)Organisations in Formal Relations
ICRP maintains formal relations with other organisations with an interest in radiological protection
through specific agreements, or by granting Special Liaison status to organisations whose work is
relevant to ICRP’s mandate. Organisations currently in formal relations with ICRP are shown below.

IEC Electrical Equipment in
Medical Practice(IEC/TC62)

IEC Nuclear
Instrumentation(IEC/TC45)

Task Groups
Active as of 31 December 2019

C2/3 TG36:

Radiation Dose to Patients in Diagnostic Nuclear Medicine, chaired by Augusto Giussani

C1 TG64:

Cancer Risk from Alpha Emitters, chaired by Eric Blanchardon and Richard Wakeford

MC TG72:

RBE and Reference Animals and Plants, chaired by Kathryn Higley

C2 TG79:

The Use of Effective Dose as a Risk Related Radiological Protection Quantity, chaired by John Harrison

C3 TG89:

Occupational Radiological Protection in Brachytherapy, chaired by William Small

C2 TG90:

Age-dependent Dose Conversion Coefficients for External Exposures to Environmental Sources, chaired by Nina Petoussi-Henβ

C1 TG91:

Radiation Risk Inference at Low-dose and Low-dose Rate Exposure for Radiological Protection Purposes, chaired by Werner
Rühm

C4 TG93:

Update of ICRP Publication 109 and 11, chaired by Michiaki Kai

C2 TG95:

Internal Dose Coefficients, chaired by Francois Paquet

C2 TG96:

Computational Phantoms and Radiation Transport, chaired by Wesley Bolch

C4 TG97:

Surface and Near Surface Disposal of Solid Radioactive Waste, chaired by John Takala

C4 TG98:

Exposures Resulting from Contaminated Sites from Past Industrial, Military and Nuclear Activities, chaired by Michael Boyd

C1/4 TG99:

Reference Animals and Plants (RAPs) Monographs, chaired by Jacqueline Garnier-Laplace

C1 TG102:

Detriment Calculation Methodology, chaired by Nobuhiko Ban

C2 TG103:

Mesh-type Reference Computational Phantoms, chaired by Chan Hyeong Kim

C4/5 TG105:

Considering the Environment when Applying the System of Radiological Protection, chaired by David Copplestone

C4 TG106:

Application of the Commission’s Recommendations to Activities involving Mobile High Activity Sources, chaired by Donald Cool

C3 TG108:

Optimisation of Radiological Protection in Digital Radiography, Fluoroscopy, and CT in Medical Imaging, chaired by Colin Martin

C3/4 TG109:

Ethics in Radiological Protection for Medical Diagnosis and Treatment, chaired by Francois Bochud and Marie-Claire Cantone

C3/4 TG110:

Radiological Protection for Occupational and Public Exposure in Veterinary Practice, chaired by Nicole Martinez and LodewijkVan
BladelC1/3 TG111:

Factors Governing the Individual Response of Humans to Ionising Radiation, chaired by Simon Bouffler

NEW C2 TG112:

Emergency Dosimetry, chaired by Volodymyr Berkovskyy

NEW C2/C3 TG113: Reference Organ and Effective Dose Coefficients for Common Diagnostic X-ray Imaging Examinations, co-chaired by Nina
Petoussi-Henβ and David Sutton
NEW C4 TG114:

Reasonableness and Tolerability in the System of Radiological Protection, chaired by Thierry Schneider

NEW C1 TG115:

Risk and Dose Assessment for Radiological Protection of Astronauts, chaired by Werner Rühm

NEW C3 TG116:Radiological Protection Aspects of Imaging in Radiotherapy, chaired by Colin Martin

NEW C3 TG117:Radiological Protection in PET and PET/CT, chaired by Josep M Martí-ClimentReleased in 2019

Publication 140

Radiological Protection in Therapy with Radiopharmaceuticals
Recommended citation
ICRP, 2019. Radiological protection in therapy with radiopharmaceuticals. ICRP
Publication 140. Ann. ICRP 48(1).
Authors on behalf of ICRP
Y. Yonekura, S. Mattsson, G. Flux, W.E. Bolch, L.T. Dauer, D.R. Fisher, M.
Lassmann, S. Palm, M. Hosono, M. Doruff, C. Divgi, P. Zanzonico

Publication 141

Occupational Intakes of Radionuclides: Part 4
Recommended citation
ICRP, 2019. Occupational intakes of radionuclides: Part 4. ICRP Publication 141.
Ann. ICRP 48(2/3).
Authors on behalf of ICRPF. Paquet, M.R. Bailey, R.W. Leggett, G. Etherington, E. Blanchardon, T. Smith, G.
Ratia, D. Melo, T.P. Fell, V. Berkovski, J.D. Harrison

Publication 142

Radiological Protection from Naturally Occurring
Radioactive Material (NORM) in Industrial Processes
Recommended citation
ICRP, 2019. Radiological protection from naturally occurring radioactive material(NORM) in industrial processes. ICRP Publication 142. Ann. ICRP 48(4).
Authors on behalf of ICRP
J-F. Lecomte, P. Shaw, A. Liland, M. Markkanen, P. Egidi, S. Andresz, J. MrdakovicPopic, F. Liu, D. da Costa Lauria, H.B. Okyar, P.P. Haridasan, S. Mundigl

Finances
2016

2017

2018

2019

998 002142 255
1 140 257

1 012 503
184 722
1 197 225

1 111 734
229 585
1 341 319

1 017 495
124 153
1 141 648

Promotion of Radiological Protection
Governance Costs
Other Resources Expended
Total Resources Expended

622 915387 504
29 264
1 039 684

929 988477 652
16 4181 424 058

430 422509 784(6 832)933 374

781 865494 158
34 531
1 310 554

NET MOVEMENT IN RESOURCES

100 573(226 833)

407 945(168 906)

TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD

478 201

251 368

659 313490 407

INCOMING RESOURCES
Contributions Received
Royalties
Total Incoming Resources

RESOURCES EXPENDED

This is a summary of ICRP annual financial statements as audited by Tudor John Chartered
Accountants, Epsom, UK. All amounts are expressed in Canadian dollars.

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Come for the waves,
Stay for the mountains.
See you at ICRP2021.

6th International Symposium on the
System of Radiological Protection

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