ICRP Statement. Patient exposures in diagnostic radiology: Protection problems of current concernA Statement issued by The International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP)* July 1973Published Online:28 Jan 2014https://doi.org/10.1259/0007-1285-46-552-1086SectionsPDF/EPUB ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack Citations ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InEmail AboutAbstractFor many years, ICRP reports have included recommendations dealing with the protection of patients, particularly in X-ray diagnostic radiology. The most recent reports on this topic are ICRP Publications 15 and 16 (ICRP, 1970a; 1970b), the latter being entirely devoted to it. In the conclusion to Publication 16 it is stated that:“throughout the task of compiling the document it has been recognised … that the great and growing service to the individual and the community from X-ray diagnostic methods should not be in any way impaired because of radiation hazards. At the same time, there is need to ensure that the advantages of diagnostic radiology are obtained with the minimum of risk to the individual and to future generations. The achievement of this purpose is not within the scope of a single discipline but requires a multi-disciplinary effort by all who instigate X-ray examinations, by those in any way concerned with the use of X-ray diagnostic equipment and techniques, and by those responsible for the relevant educational programmes.”The resolutions of the World Health Assembly in 1971 and 1972 (WHO, 1971; 1972a) have emphasized the way in which the medical uses of ionizing radiation could be optimized. Previous article FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsCited byAnnex D List of the commission's publications1 January 1991 | Annals of the ICRP, Vol. 21, No. 1-3Energy Imparted in Roentgen Diagnostic Procedures5 November 2016 | Acta Radiologica. Diagnosis, Vol. 20, No. 1APublications of the commission1 July 1977 | Annals of the ICRP, Vol. 1, No. 3 Volume 46, Issue 552December 1973Pages: 1015-1088 © The British Institute of Radiology History Published onlineJanuary 28,2014 Metrics Download PDF