International Radiation Protection Association
| Formation | 19 June 1965 |
|---|---|
President | Renate Czarwinski |
Vice-President | Roger Coates |
Vice-President Congress Affairs | Thiagan Pather |
| Website | www.irpa.net |
The International Radiation Protection Association (IRPA) was formed on June 19, 1965 during a meeting in Los Angeles.[1] Membership includes 50 Associate Societies covering 65 countries, totaling approximately 18,000 individual members.
History
The creation of IRPA results from ten years of activities and reunions towards the formation of an international society for the protection against atomic radiations.
The initial organization, the Health Physics Society established "Sections" to implement a mechanism through which countries could found their own sub-organization. The first section formed was France's in 1961, Japan and the United Kingdom following in 1962 and 1963.[2]
At a meeting in Los Angeles the following societies were admitted:
- Central European Society: Germany, Switzerland, Austria
- Société Française de Radioprotection: France
- Health Physics Society: USA and Canada
- Societe Luxembourgeoise: Luxembourg.
so the formation date of IRPA was June 19, 1965.
Structure of the Organization
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 14th Congress of the International Radaition Protection Association will be held at the Cape Town International Convention Centre, South Africa between 9–13 May 2016.
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
- European Committee on Radiation Risk (ECRR)
- 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
- ↑ "International Radiation Protection Association official website, "History"". Retrieved 7 June 2014.
- ↑ Geoffrey Webb (April 2011). "The History of IRPA - up to the millennium" (PDF). Journal of Radiological Protection. 31 (2): 177–204. Bibcode:2011JRP....31..177W. doi:10.1088/0952-4746/31/2/R01.