Memoranda from the British Committee on Radiation Units and Measurements. I. SI Units in radiation measurement.

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Memoranda from the British Committee on Radiation Units and MeasurementsI. SI Units in Radiation Measurement*Published Online:28 Jan 2014https://doi.org/10.1259/0007-1285-46-549-731SectionsPDF/EPUB ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack Citations ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InEmail AboutAbstract“There is nothing more difficult to take in hand, more perilous to conduct, or more uncertain in its success, than to take the lead in the introduction of a new order of things.” Machiavelli, The Prince.At the instigation of the British Committee on Radiation Units and Measurements (BCRU), a Working Party was set up, under the Chairmanship of Professor J. R. Greening, to discuss the position with respect to the possible introduction of the International System of Units (SI) into the field of radiation measurement, with a view to recommending a course of action. The Working Party comprised representatives nominated by the BCRU (Professor Greening and Dr. R. C. Tudway), the British Institute of Radiology (Professor J. W. Boag and Dr. R. Morrison), the Faculty of Radiologists (Dr. W. B. Dawson and Dr. H. G. Frank) and the Hospital Physicists' Association (Mr. C. Binks and Dr. M. Cohen) together with Dr. W. A. Jennings, who acted as Secretary to the Working Party on behalf of the BCRU.The Working Party met in January 1973, using as a basis for discussion, the letter prepared by the BCRU on this subject, and published in the British Journal of Radiology (1972). A report of the Working Party meeting was submitted to the BCRU with a recommendation that the report should be circulated to a number of other bodies and individuals in the United Kingdom for comment. This action was taken, and all the opinions expressed were noted and considered by the BCRU. Previous article Next article FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsCited byWhen did you last see your röntgen?-the SI units and their use6 December 2000 | Physics in Medicine and Biology, Vol. 29, No. 2SI units in medical physics20 August 2006 | Contemporary Physics, Vol. 17, No. 1SI units in radiology and radiation measurementsR. V. Osborne28 January 2014 | The British Journal of Radiology, Vol. 47, No. 557SI units in radiation measurementN. W. Ramsey28 January 2014 | The British Journal of Radiology, Vol. 47, No. 557 Volume 46, Issue 549September 1973Pages: 651-736 © The British Institute of Radiology History Published onlineJanuary 28,2014 Metrics Download PDF