2018 Annual Report

Established in Stockholm 27 July 1928
Guiding Radiological Protection for 90 years

ICRP 2018 Annual Report
ICRP Reference Number 4835-2763-1011
29 August 2019
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Chair’s Forward
2018 was a milestone year for ICRP as we celebrated our 90th anniversary. The International
X-Ray and Radium Protection Committee (IXRPC) was formed in 1928 at the second International
Congress of Radiology in Stockholm, Sweden. After World War II, the IXRPC was re-establishedand, in 1950, was given its current name, the International Commission on RadiologicalProtection (ICRP).
We set an important goal for our anniversary, that is the Free the Annals initiative that I announced at
ICRP-ERPW 2017. To do so, we needed to raise € 500 000 to ensure that all publications, except
those from the most recent two years, would become free to access for anyone around the world. Thissignificant, permanent change will have immediate and positive impact for industry, policy makers,
governments, professionals, and the general public. It is with great pride that I confirm the success of
this ground breaking campaign. At the end of 2019, all issues of Annals of the ICRP up to and including2017 will be free to download. At the end of 2020, everything published in 2018 and earlier will be free,and so on, on an indefinite basis.
The system of radiological protection has never been so easily available to anyone who requires it. This
could not have been possible without the support of the government agencies, societies, associations,organisations, and individuals from around the world who all helped us to make a change for the better.
A special thank you goes to the United States Department of Energy (DOE), the Federal Authority for
Nuclear Regulation (FANR, UAE), the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and theChinese Institute for Radiation Protection (CIRP) for their generous contributions that have enabled thisgoal to come to fruition.
In October 2018, ICRP returned to Stockholm, the place where
it all began in 1928, for our 90th anniversary celebrations.
I would like to extend my sincerest gratitude to the Swedish
Radiation Safety Authority (SSM) for hosting such an historicand stimulating two-day colloquium. It was a pleasure topresent the first ICRP Bo Lindell Medal at this event. We were
humbled to return to our roots, and now look forward to ourcentennial in 2028.
In addition to the celebrations and fundraising, our Main
Commission, Committees, and Task Groups continued toaddress the relevant issues in radiological protection. After all,ICRP exists for the public benefit. I am impressed by the ongoing dedication and quality of work that the ICRP membershipsustains through meetings, consultations, critical peer reviews,
and countless hours of time given voluntarily.
Throughout this annual report, you will find more detailed
information on all aspects of this foreword. I look forward towelcoming you to ICRP 2019, the 5th International Symposiumon the System of Radiological Protection in Adelaide, Australia
in November 2019 for “Mines, Medicine, and Mars”.

The International Commission on
Radiological Protection
ICRP develops the System of Radiological Protection for the public benefit.
The System takes 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 toan appropriate level of protection for people
and the environment against the harmful
effects of radiation exposure without unduly
limiting the individual or societal benefits ofactivities 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 anindependent international charity registeredin the UK, relying on financial contributions
and support from governments, industry,agencies, and foundations from around theworld.

MAIN
COMMISSIONICRP 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 for four-year terms. Representatives oforganisations in formal relations with ICRP
are regularly invited to both advise the Main
Commission and to participate in meetings of theCommittees. Individuals from these organisations
may be invited to be members of Task Groups or
to review drafts of work in progress, where theirexpertise is particularly relevant.

SCIENTIFIC
SECRETARIATCOMMITTEE 1COMMITTEE 2COMMITTEE 3

COMMITTEE 4

Effects

Doses

Medicine

Application

TASK GROUPS

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

The System of Radiological Protection
The System of Radiological Protection is based on
the latest science, social and ethical values, andnearly a century of experience.
ICRP recommendations are used world-wide byintergovernmental and non-governmental advisoryand standard setting agencies; government healthand other regulatory authorities; educational,
scientific, and healthcare institutions; operators;
individual professionals; and others with aninterest in radiological protection.

The IAEA International Basic Safety Standards
for Protection against Ionising Radiation andfor the Safety of Radiation Sources is basedheavily on ICRP recommendations, as are thesimilar European Basic Safety Standards. The
International Labour Organization Convention
115, Radiation Protection Convention, General
Observation 2015, refers specifically to therecommendations of ICRP.

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

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 (Left to Right): Werner Rühm (Committee 1 Chair, Germany), Donald Cool (Committee 4 Chair, USA), Michiaki Kai (Japan), John
Harrison (Committee 2 Chair, United Kingdom), Dominique Laurier (France), Kunwoo Cho (South Korea), Simon Bouffler (United Kingdom)
Front Row (Left to Right): Sergey Romanov (Russian Federation), Christopher Clement (Scientific Secretary*, Canada), Claire Cousins (Chair,
United Kingdom), Jacques Lochard (Vice-Chair, France), Kimberly Applegate (Committee 3 Chair, USA)
Not Pictured: Carl-Magnus Larsson (Australia), 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.

Formally, the ‘Main Commission’ is ICRP,
providing overall direction and oversight to thelarger organisation. The members are also thetrustees of ICRP as a registered charity.
The Main Commission sets the programme ofwork, and approves all publications. On 1
January 2017, ICRP began operating as aCharitable Incorporated Organisation, a modern
and robust legal structure, while remaining a
Charity registered with the Charity Commissionof England and Wales.
In the Commission’s first meeting in 2018, heldin Quebec City, Canada, three draft reports
were approved for public consultation: Dose
Rate Coefficients for External Exposures toEnvironmental Sources, Paediatric Reference
Computational Phantoms, and RadiologicalProtection in
Therapy with Radiopharmaceuticals, in addition
to establishing 4 new Task Groups.

In 2017, the Bo Lindell medal was established torecognise an individual making a significant
contribution to the promotion of radiologicalprotection. While in Quebec, the Main
Commission voted to bestow the inaugural medal
to Dr Nicole Martinez.
In October, the Main Commission met for asecond time in Stockholm, Sweden, in
conjunction with ICRP and ICRU’s 90th
anniversary celebrations. In addition toestablishing mandates, approving draft reports for
consultation, and a joint session with ICRU, theCommission approved the creation of the ICRP
Foundation Fund. The purpose is to secure thereliable and sustainable long-term operation of
ICRP, and to provide a vehicle for supporters who
prefer to contribute to this goal rather than theregular daily business of ICRP.
The Commission will meet in May 2019 in
Houston, Texas, and in conjunction with ICRP
2019 in November in Adelaide, Australia.

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

From Left to Right:

Not Pictured:

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

Intern, Braedon Carr
Intern, Sunny Siu
Historian, Toshihiro Higuchi

Under the leadership of the Scientific Secretary, the Scientific Secretariat is responsible for conducting the day-to-day
business of ICRP. It is located in Ottawa, Canada, in an office provided as an in-kind contribution from the Canadian
Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC).
The Scientific Secretary, Executive Administrator, and Development and Communications Manager are full-time paid
positions. The Assistant Scientific Secretary positions are staffed through a cost-free, multi-year placement, currently
from the Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) (Hiroki Fujita) and Health Canada (Chunsheng Li).
Historian is a voluntary, part-time position. Most interns join on a four-month rotating basis through the CNSC co-op
student programme.

90
YEARS
IN OPERATION
24ACTIVETASK GROUPS

139
NUMBERED
PUBLICATIONS

1SYSTEM OF
RADIOLOGICALPROTECTIONICRP in Numbers:

4
STANDINGCOMMITTEES240
MEMBERS27
ORGANIZATIONSIN FORMALRELATIONSCommittee 1
Committee 1 considers the risk of induction of cancer
and heritable disease (stochastic effects) together
with the underlying mechanisms of radiation action;also, the risks, severity, and mechanisms of inductionof tissue/organ damage and developmental defects(deterministic effects).
The annual Committee 1 meeting was hosted
by Committee 1 member Gayle Woloschak at
Northwestern University in Chicago, Illinois from 1921 September 2018. We were saddened by the news
that our friend, colleague, and fellow Committee
member Ranajit Chakraborty passed away on 24
September 2018.
From left to right: Richard Wakeford (United Kingdom), Andrzej Wojcik (Vice-Chair, Sweden), Kotaro Ozasa (Japan), Michael Hauptmann(Netherlands), Werner Rühm (Chair, Germany) , Kazuo Sakai, (Japan), Jacqueline Garnier-Laplace (Secretary, France), Sisko Salomaa (Finland),Gayle Woloschak (United States)
Not Pictured: Tamara Azizova (Russian Federation), Wolfgang Dörr (Austria), Preetha Rajaraman (India), Mikhail Sokolnikov (RussianFederation), Dan Stram (United States), Quanfu Sun (China)

After their meeting in Chicago, the Committee
participated in the Conference of Radiation Health,where they organized a dedicated session oncontroversial issues in radiological protection anddiscussed current and future work.

On 12 December 2018, ICRP had a joint open workshop
with the National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological
Science and Technology (QST) and Radiation EffectResearch Foundation (RERF) in Tokyo, Japan, which
served as a starting forum for this Task Group.

Committee 1 addresses issues pertinent to tissue
reactions, risks of cancer and heritable diseases,
radiation dose responses, and effects of dose rate
and radiation quality. Committee 1 also reviews
radiation-induced effects in the embryo/fetus andgenetic factors, and in non-human biota, anddiscusses uncertainties involved in judgements onradiation-induced health effects.

Task Group 64 on Cancer Risk for Alpha Emitters isfinalising a draft of the first comprehensive review on
Plutonium and Lung Cancer. Task Group 91 on Radiation
Risk Inference at Low Dose and Low Dose Rate Exposure
for Radiological Protection Purposes updated its action
plan and will have the final report drafted in 2019.

The Working Party on individual radiation response
discussed the many factors that influence theresponses of individuals to radiation (age and sex,
lifestyle, smoking, diet, environmental factors,etc.). As a result, there was an agreement toform a new Task Group about “Factors Governing
the Individual Response of Humans to Ionising
Radiation”, which was later this year approved by
the Main Commission.

Task Group 99 on Reference Animals and Plants (RAPs)
Monographs continued to establish a link between RAPs
and Representative Organisms for risk assessment. A
complete draft version of this report is expected in 2019.
Task Group 102 on Detriment Calculation Methodology
is currently taking into account comments from internal
reviewers, with the final version being sent to the Main
Commission in the Spring of 2019.
The next meeting of Committee 1 will be taking place in
Adelaide, Australia following ICRP 2019.

Committee 2
Committee 2 is concerned with the development of dosecoefficients for the assessment of internal and externalradiation exposure; development of reference biokinetic
and dosimetric models; and reference data for workers
and members of the public.
Committee 2’s 2018 annual meeting was held in Beijing,graciously hosted by Committee 2 member Junli Li
of Tsinghua University. Discussions focused on Task
Group progress, a joint report with the International
Commission on Radiation Units & Measurements(ICRU) to update operational quantities used inmeasurement of external radiation exposures, dosimetry
for non-human biota, and dosimetry in emergencies.

From left to right: Tatsuhiko Sato (Japan), Volodymyr Berkovskyy (Ukraine), Chan Hyeong Kim (Korea), François Paquet (Vice-Chair, France),
Alexander Ulanows-ki (Germany), John Harrison (Chair, United Kingdom), Wesley Bolch (Secretary, United States), Maria Antonia Lopez (Spain), Derek
Jokisch (United States), Tracy Smith (United Kingdom), Nina Petoussi-Henss (Germany), Augusto Giussani (Germany), Junli Li (China), and Eric
Blanchardon (France).

Task Group 36, jointly managed by Committees 2
and 3 on Radiopharmacueticals continued to
update Publication 128 with values using
Publication 103 methodology, as well as
providing dose coefficients for new
radiopharmaceuticals. Discussions were also
held on the requirements for joint work with
Committee 3 to provide dose coefficients fordiagnostic x-ray procedures. Task Group 79 on
the Use of Effective Dose received a large
amount of feedback early in 2018. Both positive
and negative feedback are being addressed by
the Committee.
Task Group 90 on Age-Dependent Dose
Conversion Coefficients for External Exposures
to Environmental Sources completed public
consultation in October 2018, and work continues
on the electronic annex to accompany the report.

Task Group 95 on Internal Dose Coefficientssaw part 4 of the Occupational Intakes ofRadionuclides series discussed in Beijing in
preparation for the approval of the Main
Commission. Work is also in progress toreplace public dose coefficients.
In November of 2018, the public consultation
ended for Task Group 96’s report on
Computational Phantoms and Radiation
Transport. Finally, Task Group 103 on MeshType Reference Computational Phantom
completed the public consultation period in
December 2018.
Committee 2 will have their next meeting
immediately following ICRP 2019 in
Adelaide, Australia.

Committee 3
Committee 3 is concerned with protection of persons andunborn children when ionising radiation is used for medical
diagnosis, therapy, or for biomedical research; also,
assessment of the medical consequences of accidental
exposures. Since 2017, Committee 3 has added
radiological protection in veterinary medicine to its
mandate.
The annual Committee 3 meeting took place in Beijing,
China from 8-11 November 2018, and was hosted byCommittee 3 member Yantao Niu and the Chinese Societyof Imaging Technology (CSIT). The meeting ran
concurrently with the Annual Congress of the Chinese
Society of Radiology (CSR), where International Society ofRadiographers and Radiological Technologists(ISRRT) participated.
Front Row (Left to Right): Keon Kang (South Korea), Sandor Demeter (Canada), Lodewijk Van Bladel (Belgium), Madan Rehani (Secretary, UnitedStates), Kimberly Applegate (Chair, United States), Colin Martin (Vice-Chair, United Kingdom), Jamila Salem Alsuwaidi (UAE), Marie-Claire Cantone(Italy), Makoto Hosono (Japan)
Back Row (Left to Right): Guy Frija (Liaison to Committee 3), Reinhard Loose (Germany), Claudia Ruebe (Germany), David Sutton (United
Kingdom), William Small (United States, Josep Marti-Climent (Spain)
Not Pictured: Yantao Niu (China), Michel Bourguignon (France)

Committee 3 members have expertise in diagnostic
radiology, radiation oncology, nuclear medicine, medical
physics, epidemiology and biostatistics, regulatory
application of radiological protection, process and quality
improvement, and human and veterinary medicine. in
2018, Committee 3 added Claudia Ruebe, a radiation
oncologist with expertise in human radiation sensitivity.

Publication 139, on Occupational Radiological Protectionin Interventional Procedures, was released in early 2018.
The Task Group 101 report on Radiological Protectionin Therapy with Radiopharmaceuticals completed
public consultation in September of 2018 and will be
released in 2019. Task Group 36, a joint Task Group
with Committee 2, will provide a draft report on Doses toPatients from Diagnostic Nuclear Medicine by the next
committee meeting. The draft report for Task Group 89
on Occupational Radiological Protection in Brachytherapy
is in the advanced stages and will be reviewed byCommittee 3 critical reviewers in mid 2019.
In 2017, the need for two joint Task Groups was identified(and approved in 2018 by the Main Commission). As
Task Group 109 (Committee 3/Committee 4) on Ethics
in Radiological Protection for Medical Diagnosis andTreatment and Task Group 110 (Committee 3/Committee4) on Radiological Protection for Occupational and Public
Exposure in Veterinary Practice.

Committee 3 was instrumental in the work of the2018 Main Commission Task Group 107 thatprovided a needs assessment for radiologicalprotection in veterinary practice for patients and will
publish its report as two articles.
An outline for Task Group 109 has been drafted,
and the mandate of Task Group 110 is proposed to
be extended to include the protection of exposed
animals.
The next steps for Task Group 111, a joint
effort with Committee 1, on Factors Governing theIndividual Response to Ionising Radiation, werediscussed at a series of ICRP-QST-RERF
workshops in Hiroshima and Tokyo, Japan in
December.
On an ongoing basis, Committee 3 will continue towork on the ICRP Glossary Project and develop
learning materials for the web site open to all
stakeholders, ICRPaedia.
Committee 3 will next meet in November 2019 in
Adelaide, Australia.

Committee 4
Committee 4 is concerned with providing advice on theapplication of the recommended system of protection in
all its facets for occupational and public exposure. It also
acts as the major point of contact with other internationalorganisations and professional societies concerned withprotection against ionising radiation.
Committee 4 met in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates
in November 2018, and will meet in Adelaide, Australia in
November 2019.

Back Row (Left to Right): Toshimitsu Homma (Japan), Eduardo Gallego (Spain), Nicole Martinez (United States), Thierry Schneider (France),
Francois Bochud (Switzerland), Jean-Francois Lecomte (Secretary, France), Kathryn Higley (Vice-Chair, United States)
Front Row (Left to Right): Anne Nisbet (United Kingdom), David Copplestone (United Kingdom), Donald Cool (Chair, United States), Michael Boyd
(United States), Sergey Shinkarev (Russian Federation), Yahong Mao (China), Analia Canoba (Argentina), John Takala (Canada)
Not Pictured: Nobuhiko Ban (Japan), Gillian Hirth (Australia), Catrin Koch (Sweden)

The Committee 4 programme of work includes
application of the Commission’s recommendations inseveral broad areas, including: various aspects ofexisting exposure situations; leading the ICRP effort inFukushima and emergency situations; elaborating on thefoundations of the System of Radiological Protection,
protection of the environment; developing topicalapplication reports in consultation with organisations
with formal relations with ICRP; and, applications ofwork conducted by other committees in the areas ofhealth effects, dosimetry, and medicine.

In emergency exposure situations, a report of Task
Group 93 on Protection in the Event of a Nuclear
Accident, updating Publications 109 and 111, will
have consultation with organisations in formal
relations with ICRP in early 2019. A Working Party
has been formed to update Publication 96 andconsider other types of emergency situations. A
Working Party has also been formed to examine theissues of reasonableness and tolerability in thesystem of radiological protection, as a follow onaction from ICRP Publication 138 .

Related to existing exposure situations, the report of
Task Group 76 on the Application of the Commission's
Recommendations on NORM (Naturally Occuring
Radioactive Material) will complete public consultation in
February 2019. A report for Task Group 98 on
Exposures Arising from Contaminated Sites from Past
Industrial, Military, and Nuclear Activities is indevelopment. For environmental protection, Task Group
72 on Radiation Weighting Factors for Reference
Animals and Plants will complete public consultation in
February 2019. A report for Task Group 105 on
Considering the Environment When Applying the
System of Radiological Protection is under development
and will discuss ethical values, stakeholder involvement,
and practical implementation.

Topical subjects currently being pursued include thework of Task Group 97 on surface and near surface
disposal of solid radioactive waste and Task Group106 on radiation protection for activities involving
mobile high activity sources. Joint Task Groups
include Task Group 99 on reference animals andplants with Committee 1, Task Group 109 on ethics inradiological protection for medical diagnosis andtreatment with Committee 3, and Task Group 110 onradiological protection in veterinary medicine with
Committee 3.

Free the Annals
In October 2017, at the 4th International
Symposium on the System of RadiologicalProtection in France, ICRP Chair Claire
Cousins announced ICRP’s intention to Free
the Annals. A campaign was launched toraise the € 500 000 needed to offset the
expected loss of royalties. Through support
from organisations and individuals around theworld, Dr Cousins was able to announce theinitiative’s success.
“I would personally like to thank all those whohave supported Free the Annals. I firmly
believe that the success of this initiative will
have a major, positive impact on the practiceof radiological protection and on all who relyon the recommendations published in Annalsof the ICRP.”
This is a permanent change to the way theworld will access Annals of the ICRP. Once a
publication has been available for two years, itwill automatically become free to download.

Our 2016-2020 Strategic Plan includes
three strategic priorities, including promoting
awareness of radiological protection andbroadening access to ICRP recommendations,and increasing engagement with industry,
governments, professionals, and the generalpublic. The success of the Free the Annals
initiative directly impacts both.
These changes will take effect at the end of
2019, when all of issues of Annals of the ICRP
up to the end of 2017 (up to ICRP Publication
137) will be freely available in the Publications
section of our website.
Special thanks to the United States Departmentof Energy (DOE), the Federal Authority for
Nuclear Regulation (FANR, UAE), the UnitedStates Environmental Protection Agency(EPA), and the Chinese Institute for Radiation
Protection (CIRP) for leading the way in freeing
the Annals. In the following pages, pleasefind a complete list of the organisations andindividuals that made this happen.

Free the Annals Supporting Organisations
Chinese Society for
Radiation Protection(CSRP)

Italian National Inspectoriate
for Nuclear Safety andRadiation Protection (ISIN)

Free the Annals Individual Supporters

Fatima Al Kaabi (UAE)
Penelope Allisy (United Kingdom)
Meshary Alnuaimi (Kuwait)
Kimberly Applegate (United States)
Nobuhiko Ban (Japan)
Catrin Bauréus Koch (Sweden)
Alistair Bell (United Kingdom)
Theocaris Berris
Eric Blanchardon (France)
Wesley Bolch (United States)
Simon Bouffler (United Kingdom)Marie-Claire Cantone (Italy)
Nicol Caplin (UK)
Kunwoo Cho (South Korea)
Roger Clarke (United Kingdom)
Christopher Clement (Canada)
Kelsey Cloutier (Canada)
Donald Cool (United States)
Claire Cousins (United Kingdom)Michael Cowie (Saudi Arabia)
David Dutka (United Kingdom)
Keith Eckerman (United States)
Akira Endo (Japan)
Scott Foley
Hiroki Fujita (Japan)
Eduardo Gallego Diaz (Spain)
Julian Ginniver (United Kingdom)
Daniele Giuffrida (UAE)
Jónína Guðjónsdóttir (Iceland)
Nobuyuki Hamada (Japan)
Gael Hammer (Germany)
Naomi Harley (United States)
John Harrison (United Kingdom)
Marcia Hartman (United Kingdom)
Dan Hibbing (United States)
Toshihiro Higuchi (Japan)
Toshimitsu Homma (Japan)
Mark Hoover (United States)
Makoto Hosono (Japan)
Chan Hyeong Kim (South Korea)
Lars Jødal (Denmark)Derek Jokisch (United States)
Michiaki Kai (Japan)
Alexandra Kamp (Germany) Isao
Kawaguchi (Japan)
Pavel Kazantsev (Austria)
Bob Kerr (United Kingdom)
Leondios Kratzwald
Carl-Magnus Larsson (Australia)

Dominique Laurier (France)
Lynn Lemaire (Canada)
Jacques Lochard (France)
Stephen Long (Australia) Reinhard
Loose (Germany)
Maria Antonia Lopez (Spain)
Josep Martí Climent (Spain)
Nicole E Martinez (United States)
Sigurður Magnússon (Iceland)
Yahong Mao (China)
Colin Martin (United Kingdom)
Patrick Mattera
Fred Mettler (United States)
Miguel Mota
Rock Neveau (United States)
Anne Nisbet (United Kingdom)
Juan Ocampo Ramos (Colombia)
Wong Pai Wai
Jan Pentreath (United Kingdom)
Nina Petoussi-Heinss (Germany)
Karen Potts
Julian Preston (United States)
Robert Puckett (United States)
Madan Rehani (United States)
Julie Reyjal (Canada)Marvin Rosenstein (United States)
Werner Rühm (Germany)
Michiya Sasaki (Japan)
Yasuhito Sasaki (Japan)
Tatsuhiko Sato (Japan)
Thierry Schneider (France)
Marcel Schouwenburg (Netherlands)
Cristian Sepuvelda Soza
Sergey Shinkarev (Russia)
Samantha Sonter (Australia)
Christian Streffer (Germany)
Daniel J. Strom (United States)
David Sutton (United Kingdom)John M Takala (Canada)
UAE Dubai Team (UAE)
Phillip Thomas
Alexander Ulanowski (Germany)
Jack Valentin (Sweden)
Eliseo Vano (Spain)
Erik Wåhlin (Sweden)
Hanne Waltenburg (Denmark)Robert Wilson (United Kingdom)Keon Wook Kang (South Korea)
Andrew Yule (Australia)

Regular ICRP Supporters

Chinese Societyof Radiation
Protection(CSRP)

Danish Radiation
Protection Authority(SIS)

Organisations in Formal Relations With ICRPICRP 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.

Electrical Equipment in
Medical Practice(IEC/TC62)

IEC - Nuclear Instrumentation (IEC/TC45)

90th Anniversary
In October, the Swedish Radiation Safety Authority (SSM), hosted a two-day colloquium celebrating
the 90th anniversaries of both ICRP and the International Commission on Radiation Units andMeasurements (ICRU). The programme highlighted 90 years of radiation science and radiologicalprotection, with a focus on possible future developments in the sciences and the evolution ofradiological protection.
The programme, as well as video of all presentations, can be found on SSM’s YouTube playlist.

Bo Lindell Medal
In October of 2017, the International
Commission on Radiological Protection(ICRP) established the creation of the
Bo Lindell Medal. Honouring the memoryand dedication of Bo, ICRP awards the
medal to an individual making a significant
contribution to the promotion of radiologicalprotection. Aimed at professionals early-tomid career, ICRP received nominations ofworthy individuals from around the world forconsideration.

In April 2018, the main commission selected Dr
Nicole E Martinnez as the first recipient of the
Bo Lindell Medal for promotion of radiologicalprotection.
Nicole is an Assistant Professor at Clemson
University in the Department of Environmental
Engineering and Earth Sciences, where sheteaches and conducts research related toenvironmental risk assessment and radiation
protection. She is an author on 20 peerreviewed publications and over 50 professionalpresentations.
Her BS is in Applied Mathematical Sciences from
Texas A&M University, and her MS and PhD
are both in Radiological Health Sciences from
Colorado State University.

Prior to attending graduate school, she served in
the United States Navy, first as an instructor at the
Nuclear Power School, and then in the radiation
safety division at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth.
After, she worked for General Physics Corporation
monitoring, modeling, and advising on (mostly
conventional) power plant efficiency. She currently
serves on Committee 4, is a Certified Health
Physicist, and is also a Registered Yoga Teacher.
Nicole is also interested in promoting diversity andinclusivity within the radiation sciences, women inparticular, serving as guest editor for a special issueof the Health Physics Journal (November 2018,
Volume 115, Issue 5) with women-led articles. She
also led the formation of the women in radiologicalprotection section within the Society.

Task Groups
Active as of 31 December 2018
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
RBE and Reference Animals and Plants, Chaired by Kathryn Higley

C4 TG76:		

Application of the Commission’s Recommendations to NORM (Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material), Chaired by
Jean-François Lecomte

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:

Application of the Commission’s Recommendation for Surface and Near Surface Disposal of Solid Radioactive Waste,
Chaired by John Takala

C4 TG98:

Application of the Commission’s Recommendations to Exposures Resulting from Contaminated Sites from Past
Industrial, Military and Nuclear Activities. Chaired by Michael Boyd
Reference Animals and Plants (RAPs) Monographs, Chaired by Jacqueline Garnier-Laplace

C3 TG101:

Radiological Protection in Therapy with Radiopharmaceuticals, Chaired by Yoshiharu Yonekura

C1 TG102:

Detriment Calculation Methodology, Chaired by Nobuhiko Ban

C2 TG103:

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

MC TG104:

Integration of Protection of People and of the Environment in the System of Radiological Protection, Chaired byCarl-Magnus Larsson
Considering the Environment when Applying the System of Radiological Protection, Chaired by David Copplestone

C4 TG 106:

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
CantoneC3/4 TG110:

Radiological Protection for Occupational and Public Exposure in Veterinary Practice, Chaired by Nicole Martinez and
Lodewijk Van Bladel

C1/3 TG111:

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

Publication 138
Ethical Foundations of the System ofRadiological Protection
Authors on behalf of ICRP
K-W. Cho, M-C. Cantone, C. Kurihara-Saio, B. Le Guen, N.
Martinez, D. Oughton, T. Schneider, R. Toohey, F. Zölzer

Abstract - Despite a longstanding
recognition that radiological protection is
not only a matter of science, but also ethics,
ICRP publications have rarely addressed
the ethical foundations of the systemof radiological protection explicitly. The
purpose of this publication is to describe
how the Commission has relied on ethicalvalues, either intentionally or indirectly,
in developing the system of radiologicalprotection with the objective of presenting
a coherent view of how ethics is part ofthis system. In so doing, it helps to clarify
the inherent value judgements madein achieving the aim of the radiologicalprotection system as underlined by theCommission in Publication 103. Although
primarily addressed to the radiologicalprotection community, this publicationis also intended to address authorities,
operators, workers, medical professionals,
patients, the public, and its representatives(e.g. NGOs) acting in the interest of theprotection of people and the environment.
This publication provides the key steps
concerning the scientific, ethical, andpractical evolutions of the system ofradiological protection since the first ICRP
publication in 1928. It then describes thefour core ethical values underpinningthe present system: beneficence/nonmaleficence, prudence, justice, and dignity.
It also discusses how these core ethicalvalues relate to the principles of radiologicalprotection, namely justification, optimisation,and limitation. The publication finallyaddresses key procedural values that are
required for the practical implementationof the system, focusing on accountability,transparency, and inclusiveness.
The Commission sees this publication as afounding document to be elaborated further
in different situations and circumstances.

Publication 139
Occupational Radiological Protection inInterventional Procedures
Authors on behalf of ICRP
P. Ortiz Lopez, L.T. Dauer, R. Loose, C.J. Martin, D.L. Miller, E.
Vaño, M. Doruff, R. Padovani, G. Massera, C. Yoder

Abstract - In recent publications, such as
Publications 117 and 120, the Commission
provided practical advice for physicians andother healthcare personnel on measures
to protect their patients and themselves
during interventional procedures. These
measures can only be effective if they
are encompassed by a framework ofradiological protection elements, andby the availability of professionals withresponsibilities in radiological protection.
This framework includes a radiologicalprotection programme with a strategy
for exposure monitoring, protective
garments, education and training, andquality assurance of the programme
implementation. Professionals withresponsibilities in occupational radiologicalprotection for interventional procedures
include: medical physicists; radiologicalprotection specialists; personnel working in
dosimetry services;

clinical applications support personnel fromthe suppliers and maintenance companies;
staff engaged in training, standardisationof equipment, and procedures; staff
responsible for occupational health; hospitaladministrators responsible for providing
financial support; and professional bodies
and regulators. This publication addresses
these elements and these audiences,and provides advice on specific issues,
such as assessment of effective dosefrom dosimeter readings when an apron isworn, estimation of exposure of the lensof the eye (with and without protective
eyewear), extremity monitoring, selection
and testing of protective garments, andauditing the interventional procedures whenoccupational doses are unusually high or
low (the latter meaning that the dosimetermay not have been worn).

ICRP 2017 Proceedings
Proceedings of the Fourth International Symposiumon the System of Radiological Protection

From the Editorial - We have now held
four international symposia on the system ofradiological protection: in the USA in 2011, in
the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in 2013, inKorea in 2015, and, most recently, in Francein October 2017, hosted by the Institut deradioprotection et de sûreté nucléaire (IRSN).
The Fourth International Symposium on the
System of Radiological Protection was the firstto be held in conjunction with another majorinternational event: the Second European
Radiological Protection Research Week
(ERPW). As such, we collaborated closelywith the five European research platforms:
ALLIANCE, EURADOS, EURAMED, MELODI,
and NERIS. ICRP-ERPW 2017 attracted morethan 500 participants from 42 countries.
The ICRP 2017 programme consisted of five
topical sessions on key issues in radiologicalprotection: advances in dose coefficients (withEURADOS); effects, risks, and detriment at
low dose and low dose rate (with MELODI);
advanced radiotherapy (with EURAMED);
postaccident recovery (with NERIS); andintegrated protection of people and theenvironment (with ALLIANCE).

Within the Second ERPW, each of theseplatforms also held parallel sessions
focusing on their own work. It made for avery rich 3-day programme.
ICRP 2017 continued the tradition, began
in 2015, to release presentation materials
through the ICRP website within hours of
being presented. Videos of all presentations
were also released during the weeks
following the event. These, along with all
ICRP 2017 abstracts, lists of attendees
and supporters, and summaries of the
ICRP Main Commission and committee
meetings held in conjunction with thesymposium, are available at www.icrp.
org (select ‘ICRP symposia’ from the mainmenu). These proceedings include full
papers for almost all presentations. In the
few cases where a paper is not available,
the abstract is included. These are thework of the individual authors. They are
not recommendations of ICRP and do
not necessarily represent the views of
ICRP. However, together with the material
available online, they are a lasting recordof the meeting, and give those who could
not attend in person a good sense of what
was discussed. Also included is a paperby Larry Dauer, not related to a specificpresentation, to complement the rest of thematerial on radiotherapy.

Finances
2015

2016

2017

2018

1 074 816
204 176
1 278 992

998 002142 255
1 140 257

1 012 503
184 722
1 197 225

1 111 734
229 585
1 341 319

Promotion of Radiological Protection
Raising Funds
Total Resources Expended

1 018 814
0
1 018 814

1 039684
0
1 039 684

1 386 840
37 2181 424 058

933 3740933 374

NET MOVEMENT IN RESOURCES

260 178

100 573(226 833)

407 945TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD

377 629478 201

251 368

659 313

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.

18 November

Australasian Radiation
Protection Society Forum

19 November MINES

Mining and Other Natural
Sources
20 November MEDICINERP Challenges in CuttingEdge Medicine
21 November MARSRadiological Protection inSpace
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