ICRP System of Protection — Present and Future

The International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP) system of protection provides a basis for occupational protection in any exposure situation. Originally developed to provide protection in the early days of use of radiation and radioactive materials, the system has, and continues, to evolve to address the risks of radiation exposure, and to provide a coherent, systematic approach to controlling exposure. The current work of the ICRP examines the extension of the system of protection to emergency and existing exposure situations, which were not treated in a completely satisfactorily manner prior to the most recent recommendations of the ICRP in Publication 103. (author)