International Radiation Protection Association
| Formation | 19 June 1965 |
|---|---|
President | Roger Coates |
Key people | Vice-President Eduardo Gallego, Vice-President Congress Affairs Jong Kyung Kim, Executive Officer Bernard Le Guen, Publications Director Christopher Clement, Treasurer Richard Toohey |
| Website |
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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]
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, totalling approximately 18,000 individual members.[3]
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:
- Commission on Publications
- Societies Admission and Development Committee
- International Congress Organising Committee
- International Congress Programme Committee
- Montreal Fund Committee
- Radiation Protection Strategy and Practice Committee
- Regional Congresses Co-ordinating Committee
- Rules Committee
- Sievert Award Committee
- Task Group on Security of Radioactive Sources
- Task Group on Public Understanding of Radiation Risk
- Working Group on Radiation Protection Certification and Qualification
Associate societies
The following is a list of the 50 Associate Societies (covering 65 countries):
| Argentina | Sociedad Argentina de Radioprotección |
| Australia & New Zealand | Australasian Radiation Protection Society |
| Austria | Österreichischer Verband für Strahlenschutz |
| Belgium | Belgian Association for Radiological Protection |
| Brazil | Sociedade Brasileira de Proteção Radiológica |
| Bulgaria | Bulgarian Association of Radiobiology and Radiation Protection |
| Cameroon | Cameroon Radiological Protection Society |
| Canada | Canadian Radiation Protection Association |
| China | Chinese Society of Radiation Protection |
| Colombia | Asociación Colombiana de Protección Radiológica |
| Croatia | Croatian Radiation Protection Association |
| Cuba | Cuban Physics Society, Radiation Protection Section |
| Cyprus | Cyprus Association of Medical Physics and BioMeedical Engineering |
| Czech Republic | Czech Society for Radiation Protection |
| Eastern Africa | Eastern Africa Association for Radiation Protection
(Burundi, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, Tanzania, Uganda) |
| Egypt | IRPA Egypt Radiation Protection |
| France | Société Française de Radioprotection |
| German-Swiss | German-Swiss Association for Radiation Protection |
| Greece | Greek Radiation Protection Association |
| Hungary | Health Physics Section of the Roland Eötvös Physical Society |
| India | Indian Association for Radiation Protection |
| Iran | Iranian Radiation Protection Society |
| Ireland | Irish Radiation Research Society |
| Israel | Israel Society for Radiation Protection |
| Italy | Associazione Italiana di Radioprotezione |
| Japan | Japan Health Physics Society |
| Korea | Korean Association for Radiation Protection |
| Lithuania | Radiacines saugos centras |
| Madagascar | Institut National des Sciences et Techniques Nucléaires |
| Malaysia | Malaysian Radiation Protection Association |
| Mexico | Sociedad Mexicana de Seguridad Radiológica |
| Morocco | Association Marocaine de Radioprotection |
| Netherlands | Nederlandse Vereniging voor Stralingshygiëne |
| Nordic | Nordic Society for Radiation Protection(Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden) |
| Peru | Sociedad Peruana de Radioproteccion |
| Philippines | Philippine Association for Radiation Protection |
| Poland | Polskie Towarzystwo Fizyki Medycznej |
| Portugal | Sociedade Portuguesa De Protecção Contra Radiacoes |
| Romania | Societatea Romana De Radioprotectie |
| Russia | Sectiya Radiazionnoy Gigieny of Russia |
| Serbia-Montenegro | Radiation Protection Society of Serbia and Montenegro |
| Slovak Republic | Slovak Society of Nuclear Medicine and Radiation Hygiene |
| Slovenia | Radiation Protection Association of Slovenia |
| Southern Africa | Southern African Radiation Protection Association(South Africa, Namibia, Botswana) |
| Spain | Sociedad Española de Protección Radiológica |
| Tunisia | Tunisian Radiation Protection Society |
| United Kingdom | The Society for Radiological Protection |
| Uruguay | Uruguayan Society of Radioprotection |
| USA | Health Physics Society |
| Venezuela | Sociedad Venezolana de Protección Radiológica |
List of International Congresses
The 2020 Congress (IRPA15) will be in Korea.
Past Congresses
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 Labor Organisation |
| NEA- Nuclear Energy Agency |
| UNSCEAR- United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation |
| WHO- World Health Organisation |
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 |
See also
- Radioactivity
- Ionizing radiation
- Radiation protection
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP)
- United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation (UNSCEAR)
- International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP)
- Index of radiation articles
References
- ↑ IRPA. "History of IRPA". International Radiation Protection Association (IRPA. IRPA. Retrieved 14 July 2017. )
- ↑ IRPA EXECUTIVE COUNCIL REPORT FOR THE TERM 2012 – 2016. "IRPA Executive report 2012-2016" (PDF). IRPA. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
- ↑ "International Radiation Protection Association official website, More about IRPA". Retrieved 7 June 2014.