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International Commission on Radiological Protection
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<p>The International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP) is an independent, international, <a href="/facts/Non-governmental_organization/qxQSsxsI">non-governmental organization</a>, with the mission to protect people, animals, and the environment from the harmful effects of ionising radiation. Its recommendations form the basis of <a href="/facts/Radiological_protection/5LaNNgXe">radiological protection</a> policy, regulations, guidelines and practice worldwide. </p><p>The ICRP was effectively founded in 1928 at the second <a href="/facts/International_Congress_of_Radiology/qpAoebtq">International Congress of Radiology</a> in Stockholm, Sweden but was then called the International X-ray and Radium Protection Committee (IXRPC). In 1950 it was restructured to take account of new uses of radiation outside the medical area and re-named as the ICRP. </p><p>The ICRP is a sister organisation to the <a href="/facts/International_Commission_on_Radiation_Units_and_Measurements/J9L4oe2h">International Commission on Radiation Units and Measurements</a> (ICRU). In general terms ICRU defines the units, and ICRP recommends, develops and maintains the international system of radiological protection which uses these units. </p>