National Committee on Radiation Protection And Measurements

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HomeRadiologyVol. 71, No. 1 PreviousNext EditorialNational Committee on Radiation Protection And MeasurementsPublished Online:Jul 1 1958https://doi.org/10.1148/71.1.108MoreSectionsPDF ToolsImage ViewerAdd to favoritesCiteTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked In AbstractThe increased uses of radiation in both medicine and industry have resulted in a sharp increase in interest in the work of the National Committee on Radiation Protection and Measurements (NCRP). This committee was activated in 1928 with the concurrence of the various radiological societies in an effort to consolidate our national recommendations for presentation on an international basis. The Committee has been in effective operation since then, ever growing and enlarging its terms of reference as the need arose; at present its recommendations are widely recognized and used in the medical, industrial, military, and related applications of radiation, and have become the principal legal support for the enforcement of radiation protection practices in the United States. Many of the recommendations have also been adopted in principle or in toto by the corresponding international groups dealing with radiation protection and measurements.Sponsorship of the Committee encompasses many interests in the field, including the major radiological societies, the American medical and dental associations, industrial and labor groups, and government agencies interested in atomic energy, public health, and military aspects. The Committee is operated by the National Bureau of Standards as a public service, and its recommendations, prepared as National Bureau of Standards Handbooks, are published and sold by the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington, D. C. The list of the Committee's recommendations given herewith indicates the wide range of interests covered by its eighteen working groups.This introduction to the NCRP is primarily for the benefit of those who are not familiar with the current work of the group. However, a great number of its current activities are of immediate interest to those concerned with radiation protection and measurements as evidenced by the number of requests for information on forthcoming recommendations, and an effort will therefore be made to describe these activities in more detail than has been available in the past.NOTE: Addenda to H 59 and 60 embodying the revised (1957) maximum permissible dose levels have been issued and are available on request from the National Bureau of Standards, Publications Section, Washington, D. C. An addendum to H 54 is in the process of publication.Revisions of Handbooks 42, 52, 54, 56, 60, and 61 are in preparation; the revision of H 56 (H 65) is expected to become available within the next few months. Announcements will be made as these and new publications are completed.Article HistoryPublished in print: July 1958 FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsRecommended Articles RSNA Education Exhibits RSNA Case Collection Vol. 71, No. 1 Metrics Altmetric Score PDF download