1990 Recommendations of the International Commission Radiological Protection

The International Commission on Radiological Protection issued its last basic recommendations in 1977. The recommendations have been used widely throughout the world to limit exposure of both radiation workers and members of the public to ionising radiations. Supplementary statements to the 1977 recommendations were issued when necessary by the Commission, but developments in the last few years have made it necessary to issue a completely new set of recommendations, officially adopted in November 1990. In publishing these recommendations, the Commission has had three aims in mind: to take account of new biological information and of trends in the setting of safety standards; to improve the presentation of the recommendations; and to maintain as much stability in the recommendations as is consistent with the new information. The recommendations are set out in the form of a main text supported by annexes. The main text contains all the recommendations, together with sufficient explanatory material to make clear the underlying reasoning for policy makers. The supporting annexes contain more detailed scientific information on specific points for specialists.

...can be regarded as an indispensible desk reference for radiation protection officers and medical physicists -- B. Shapiro, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, European Journal of Radiology, 1992

1992 1990 Recommendations of the International Commission on Radiological Protection ...can be regarded as an indispensible desk reference for radiation protection officers and medical physicists -- B Shapiro, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, European Journal of Radiology

1992 This publication will be of great importance for future legislative work in the field of radiation protection by all national health authorities. -- Lars Persson, International Digest of Health Legislation

1993 This 'Users' Edition' of the latest recommendatins of the ICRP is a new departure for the Commission and will prove an invaluable aid for those working in the regulatory reference to the recommenddations... The 'Users' Edition' includes an extensive index which will enable the reader to identify easily all paragraphs relevant to a particular topic. This will prove particularly useful to those involved in applying the new dosimetric quantities and concepts, such as dose constraint and practices... 'Users' Edition', It is highly recommended and the reviewer anticipates that most copies will become well thumbed on a very short timescale. -- H. Macdonald

This 'Users' Edition' of the latest recommendatins of the ICRP is a new departure for the Commission and will prove an invaluable aid for those working in the regulatory reference to the recommenddations... The 'Users' Edition' includes an extensive index which will enable the reader to identify easily all paragraphs relevant to a particular topic. This will prove particularly useful to those involved in applying the new dosimetric quantities and concepts, such as dose constraint and practices... 'Users' Edition', It is highly recommended and the reviewer anticipates that most copies will become well thumbed on a very short timescale. -- H. Macdonald, 1993

This publication will be of great importance for future legislative work in the field of radiation protection by all national health authorities. -- Lars Persson, International Digest of Health Legislation, 1992