ee ee a ee Ry re APPENDIX A \ ° Radiation Standards Setting Organizations and Their Roles Initially the SCRE was Known eg tise SMaciconal Coomitteeae senes, and in 1364 Les orvsent mare ict as the a ortw 3 rt ib ct 1 O mr al oO ct fy fu ocr a iD Qo =z ion wi IM fi) uw ry ' n iJ Qorroum ™~ u cf o Ww 4 tb Committee the name was changed Froterttion fedaral me O fp G ‘go oS ro ju Oo 5 mH O (D ib t }~ ‘ ib I~ th ‘4 ib i3 fab Cu Oo uw Advisory in 1346 cn Raaciation receivea \ f) 44 te lf on M-ravs and Padium Protection; fr J ui fe te ty he yu om ct 0 yu mt cr y ry i iD & re as (D crobe oO (b e ES ‘d hk wn G re) wt Oo a it Ky 1940, Oo “1D a] rt ‘y iD es to conso ant a uniti CRP are private a th > q@ ! Icak?, asa commiti2es | mw ct Oo t+ (b 0 cr tu ty QO a o Jv oy fr an “wd fu a) 0 be le The organization which recommends basic radiation cri-~ teria and standards at the international level is the International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP). It was eStablisned in 1928 under tne ausoices of the Second International Congress of Radiology. During the early period and until 1950, the ICRP was concerned primarily wita recommendations cesigned to provide protecticn to members z cana therapeutic use of X-ravs and gamma raclation irom radiun. However, since ine ve t ef atomic energy, and radiation ‘uses on a la , & has extended its efforts to include studies of re t ion matters coverings the whole ions. It works isgetner with its gamut of rad national Commission on Radiation sister ¢ Units Me @iles on the ICRU for bacxground k cnarter and ane Measuretook tp ee -