Books in the Annals of the ICRP series

A title, in which, the commission includes a section on the protection of the environment, and indicated that it would be further developing its approach to this subject by way of a set of Reference Animals and Plants (RAPs) as the basis for relating exposure to dose, and dose to radiation effects, for different types of animals and plants.

The purpose of this Publication is to provide guidance on radiological protection in industries involving NORM. These industries may give rise to multiple hazards and the radiological hazard is not necessarily dominant. The industries are diverse and may involve exposure to people and the environment where protective actions need to be considered. In some cases, there is a potential for significant routine exposure to workers and members of the public if suitable control measures are not considered.

The goal of external beam radiotherapy is to provide precise dose localisation in the treatment volume of the target with minimal damage to the surrounding normal tissues. This book tells about protection methods during this radiotherapy.

A report, in which the Commission provides guidance for the protection of people living in long-term contaminated areas resulting from either a nuclear accident or a radiation emergency. It considers the effects of such events on the affected population.

This part gives metabolic data for 30 further elements, including Annual Limits on Intakes (ALI's) for their isotopes. The data given in this report are intended to be used together with the text and dosimetric models described in ICRP Publication 30, Part 1.

Replaces the previous ICRP Publication 54 on individual monitoring programmes and the interpretation of results of measurements for intakes of radionuclides by workers. This book uses this information and takes account of the new principles for the radiological protection of workers provided in ICRP Publication 75.

The International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP) has developed and systematically updated the system of radiological protection, which now recommends optimisation of protection measures within or guided by appropriate restrictions, such as dose constraints or reference levels, in all circumstances. This book deals with this topic.

Epidemiological studies of the association between lung cancer and exposure to radon and its decay products are reviewed. Particular emphasis is given to pooled case-control studies of residential exposures and to cohorts of underground miners exposed to relatively low levels of radon.

In this report the Commission describes its framework for protection of the environment and how it should be applied within the Commission's system of protection.

Describes the development and intended use of the computational phantoms of the Reference Male and Reference Female. This title deals with the methods used for this process and the characteristics of the resulting computational phantoms.

Consolidates previous recommendations of the International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP) related to solid waste disposal. This book explains how the ICRP system of radiological protection described in Publication 103 can be applied in the context of the geological disposal of long-lived solid radioactive waste.

Provides a review of early and late effects of radiation in normal tissues and organs with respect to radiation protection.

Lessons from accidental exposures are an invaluable resource for revealing vulnerable aspects of the practice of radiotherapy, and for providing guidance for the prevention of future occurrences. This report provides lessons from retrospective information in Sections 2 and 4.

Provides advice on the application of the Commission's 2007 Recommendations.

Inhalation of radionuclides leads to problems of spatial distribution of radiation dose within tissues. This book focuses on various types of radionuclides that may be inhaled and deposited in the respiratory tract.

In this report, the Commission provides updated guidance on radiological protection against radon exposure

A report that considers the evidence relating to cancer risk associated with exposure to low doses of low linear energy transfer radiation, and particularly doses below current recommended limits for protection of radiation workers and the general public.

The International Commission on Radiological Protection issued its basic recommendations in 1977. This text contains almost all the recommendations, together with explanatory material to make clear the underlying reasoning for policy makers. The supporting annexes contain detailed scientific information on specific points for specialists.

Describes a revision of the model used in ICRP Publication 30 to calculate radiation doses to the respiratory tract of workers resulting from the intake of airborne radionuclides.

Since issuing ICRP Publication 61, ICRP has published a revised kinetic and dosimetric model of the respiratory tract. This report aims to give values of dose coefficients for workers using this new model.

After some therapeutic nuclear medicine procedures with unsealed radionuclides, precautions may be needed to limit doses to other people, but this is rarely the case after diagnostic procedures. This book recommends that young children and infants, and visitors not engaged in direct care or comforting, should be treated as members of the public.

Before 1990, dose-equivalent quantities were defined in terms of a quality factor, Q(L), that was applied to the absorbed dose at a point in order to take into account the differences in the effects of different types of radiation. In its 1990 recommendations, the ICRP introduced a modified concept. This book deals with this topic.

A report that collects, unifies, and expands the ICRP reference values for the purpose of providing a comprehensive and consistent set of age- and gender-specific reference values for anatomical and physiological features of the human body pertinent to radiation dosimetry.

In its 1990 recommendations, the ICRP considered the radiation risks after exposure during prenatal development. This book presents a critical review of experimental animal data on biological effects and evaluations of human studies after prenatal radiation published since the 1990 recommendations.

Focuses on age dependent dose coefficients to members of the public follows ICRP Publications 56 and 67. This book gives parameters for the tissue distribution and retention of these elements together with data on urinary and faecal excretion.