International Radiation Protection Association

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International Radiation Protection Association
AbbreviationIRPA
Formation19 June 1965
Region
Global
President
Bernard le Guen
Vice-President
Christopher Clement
Website www.irpa.net

The International Radiation Protection Association (IRPA) is an independent non-profit association of national and regional radiation protection societies, and its mission is to advance radiation protection throughout the world. It is the international professional association for radiation protection. [1]

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IRPA is recognized by the IAEA as a Non Governmental Organization (NGO) and is an observer on the IAEA Radiation Safety Standards Committee (RASSC). [2]

IRPA was formed on June 19, 1965, at a meeting in Los Angeles; stimulated by the desire of radiation protection professionals to have a world-wide body. Membership includes 50 Associate Societies covering 65 countries, totaling approximately 18,000 individual members. [3] [4]

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International policy relationships in radiological protection

Structure

The General Assembly, made up of representatives from the Associate Societies, is the representative body of the Association. It delegates authority to the Executive Council for the efficient administration of the affairs of the Association.

Specific duties are carried out by IRPA Commissions, Committees, Task Groups and Working Groups:

Associate societies

The following is a list of the 50 Associate Societies (covering 65 countries):

StateMember OrganisationDate of membership [5]
Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina Sociedad Argentina de Radioprotección1966
Australasian Australasian Radiation Protection Society

(Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia & Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand)

1976 for Australia

1999 for Australasian

Flag of Austria.svg Austria Österreichischer Verband für Strahlenschutz1966
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Belgian Association for Radiological Protection1965
Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil Sociedade Brasileira de Proteção Radiológica1989
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria Bulgarian Association of Radiobiology and Radiation Protection2007
Flag of Cameroon.svg Cameroon Cameroon Radiological Protection Society2013
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Canadian Radiation Protection Association 1979
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China Chinese Society of Radiation Protection1989
Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia Asociación Colombiana de Protección Radiológica2008
Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia Croatian Radiation Protection Association1992
Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba Cuban Physics Society, Radiation Protection Section1997
Flag of Cyprus.svg Cyprus Cyprus Association of Medical Physics and BioMeedical Engineering1992
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic Czech Society for Radiation Protection1968
Eastern AfricaEastern Africa Association for Radiation Protection

(Flag of Burundi.svg Burundi, Flag of Ethiopia.svg Ethiopia, Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya, Flag of Rwanda.svg Rwanda, Flag of Somalia.svg Somalia, Flag of Tanzania.svg Tanzania, Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda)

2004
Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt IRPA Egypt Radiation Protection1992
Flag of France.svg France Société Française de Radioprotection 1965
German-SwissGerman-Swiss Association for Radiation Protection

(Flag of Germany.svg Germany & Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland)

1965
Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana Ghana Association for Radiation Protection2016
Flag of Greece.svg Greece Greek Radiation Protection Association1988
Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary Health Physics Section of the Roland Eötvös Physical Society1966
Flag of India.svg India Indian Association for Radiation Protection1969
Flag of Iran.svg Iran Iranian Radiation Protection Society2011
Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland Irish Radiation Research Society1984
Flag of Israel.svg Israel Israel Society for Radiation Protection1965
Flag of Italy.svg Italy Associazione Italiana di Radioprotezione1965
Flag of Japan.svg Japan Japan Health Physics Society1965
Flag of Korea (1899).svg Korea Korean Society for Radiation Protection  [ ko ]1976
Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania Radiacines saugos centras2002
Flag of Madagascar.svg Madagascar Institut National des Sciences et Techniques Nucléaires1999
Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia Malaysian Radiation Protection Association2006
Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico Sociedad Mexicana de Seguridad Radiológica1976
Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco Association Marocaine de Radioprotection2004
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands Nederlandse Vereniging voor Stralingshygiëne1965
Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria Nigeria Society for Radiation Protection2016
NordicNordic Society for Radiation Protection

(Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark, Flag of Finland.svg Finland, Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland, Flag of Norway.svg Norway, Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden)

1965
Flag of Peru.svg Peru Sociedad Peruana de Radioproteccion1989
Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines Philippine Association for Radiation Protection1966
Flag of Poland.svg Poland Polskie Towarzystwo Fizyki Medycznej1970
Flag of Portugal (official).svg Portugal Sociedade Portuguesa De Protecção Contra Radiacoes1995
Flag of Romania.svg Romania Societatea Romana De Radioprotectie1992
Flag of Russia.svg Russia Sectiya Radiazionnoy Gigieny of Russia1972
Serbia-MontenegroRadiation Protection Society of Serbia and Montenegro

(Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia & Flag of Montenegro.svg Montenegro)

Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovak Republic Slovak Society of Nuclear Medicine and Radiation Hygiene1995
Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia Radiation Protection Association of Slovenia1992
Southern AfricaSouthern African Radiation Protection Association

(Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa, Flag of Namibia.svg Namibia, Flag of Botswana.svg Botswana)

1969
Flag of Spain.svg Spain Sociedad Española de Protección Radiológica [6] 1982
Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia Tunisian Radiation Protection Society2015
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom Society for Radiological Protection 1965
Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay Uruguayan Society of Radioprotection1999
Flag of the United States.svg USA Health Physics Society 1965
Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela Sociedad Venezolana de Protección Radiológica2012

List of International Congresses

The 2032 Congress (IRPA18) will be in Australia.

The 2028 Congress (IRPA17) will be in Spain.

Past Congresses

IRPA 16 Orlando, July 2024

IRPA 15 Seoul, January 2021

IRPA 14 Cape Town, May 2016

IRPA 13 Glasgow, May 2012

IRPA 12 Buenos Aires, October 2008

IRPA 11 Madrid, May 2004

IRPA 10 Hiroshima, May 2000

IRPA 9 Vienna, April 1996

IRPA 8 Montreal, May 1992

IRPA 7 Sydney, April 1988

IRPA 6 Berlin, May 1984

IRPA 5 Jerusalem, March 1980

IRPA 4 Paris, April 1977

IRPA 3 Washington, September 1973

IRPA 2 Brighton, May 1970

IRPA 1 Rome, September 1966

International Cooperation

IRPA maintains relations with many other international organizations in the field of radiation protection, such as those listed here.

Inter-Governmental Organizations

IAEA- International Atomic Energy Agency
ILO- International Labour Organization
NEA- Nuclear Energy Agency
UNSCEAR- United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation
WHO- World Health Organization

Non-Governmental Organizations

ICNIRP- International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection
ICRP- International Commission on Radiological Protection
ICRU- International Commission on Radiation Units and Measurements
ISO- International Organization for Standardization

Professional Organizations

IOMP - International Organization for Medical Physics
ISR - International Society of Radiology
ISRO - International Society for Radiation Oncology
WFNMB - World Federation of Nuclear Medicine and Biology

Awards

Rolf M. Sievert Award

Commencing with the 1973 IRPA Congress, each International Congress has been opened by the Sievert Lecture which is presented by the winner of the Sievert Award. This award is in honour of Rolf M. Sievert, a pioneer in radiation physics and radiation protection.

The Sievert Award consists of a suitable scroll, certificate or parchment, containing the name of the recipient, the date it is presented, and an indication that the award honours the memory of Professor Rolf M. Sievert.

The recipients of the Sievert Award are listed below: [7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ IRPA. "History of IRPA". International Radiation Protection Association (IRPA. IRPA. Retrieved 14 July 2017.)
  2. ↑ IRPA EXECUTIVE COUNCIL REPORT FOR THE TERM 2012 – 2016. "IRPA Executive report 2012-2016" (PDF). IRPA. Retrieved 17 July 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ↑ "International Radiation Protection Association official website, More about IRPA" . Retrieved 7 June 2014.
  4. ↑ César (2023-01-13). "Sociedades científicas aconsejan minimizar la contaminación electromagnética del uso del móvil". Tercera Información (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-01-15.
  5. ↑ "IRPA - Admission of Associate Societies". www.irpa.net. Retrieved 2022-01-05.
  6. ↑ Sociedad Española de Protección Radiológica
  7. ↑ "ICRP". www.icrp.org. Retrieved 2022-01-07.
  8. ↑ Doi, Kunio; Morita, Kozo; Sakuma, Sadayuki; Takahashi, Masaki (2012). "Shinji Takahashi, M.D. (1912–1985): Pioneer in early development toward CT and IMRT". Radiological Physics and Technology. 5 (1): 1–4. doi:10.1007/s12194-011-0131-4. PMC   3258406 . PMID   21997124.
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