The International Radiation Protection Association (IRPA) is an independent non-profit association of national and regional radiation protection societies, and its mission is to advance radiation protection throughout the world. It is the international professional association for radiation protection.)
IRPA is recognized by the IAEA as a Non Governmental Organization (NGO) and is an observer on the IAEA Radiation Safety Standards Committee (RASSC).
IRPA was formed on June 19, 1965, at a meeting in Los Angeles; stimulated by the desire of radiation protection professionals to have a world-wide body. Membership includes 53 Associate Societies covering 68 countries, totaling approximately 18,000 individual members.
Structure 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 53 Associate Societies (covering 68 countries): StateMember OrganisationDate of membershipSociedad Argentina de Radioprotección 1966AustralasianAustralasian Radiation Protection Society ( & )1976 for Australia 1999 for AustralasianÖsterreichischer Verband für Strahlenschutz1966Belgian Association for Radiological Protection1965Sociedade Brasileira de Proteção Radiológica1989Bulgarian Association of Radiobiology and Radiation Protection2007Cameroon Radiological Protection Society2013Canadian Radiation Protection Association1979Sociedad Chilena de Protección Radiológica2020Chinese Society of Radiation Protection1989Asociación Colombiana de Protección Radiológica2008Croatian Radiation Protection Association1992Cuban Physics Society, Radiation Protection Section1997Cyprus Association of Medical Physics and BioMedical Engineering1992Czech Society for Radiation Protection1968Eastern AfricaEastern Africa Association for Radiation Protection (, , , , , , )2004IRPA Egypt Radiation Protection1992Société Française de Radioprotection1965German-SwissGerman-Swiss Association for Radiation Protection ( & )1965Ghana Association for Radiation Protection2016Greek Radiation Protection Association1988Health Physics Section of the Roland Eötvös Physical Society1966Indian Association for Radiation Protection1969Iranian Radiation Protection Society2011Irish Radiation Research Society 1984Israel Society for Radiation Protection1965Associazione Italiana di Radioprotezione1965Japan Health Physics Society19651976Lithuanian Radiation Protection Society2002Institut National des Sciences et Techniques Nucléaires1999Malaysian Radiation Protection Association2006Sociedad Mexicana de Seguridad Radiológica1976Association Marocaine de Radioprotection2004Nederlandse Vereniging voor Stralingshygiëne1965Nigeria Society for Radiation Protection2016NordicNordic Society for Radiation Protection (, , , , )1965Sociedad Peruana de Radioproteccion1989Philippine Association for Radiation Protection1966Polskie Towarzystwo Fizyki Medycznej1970Sociedade Portuguesa De Protecção Contra Radiacoes1995Societatea Romana De Radioprotectie1992Sectiya Radiazionnoy Gigieny of Russia1972Serbia-MontenegroRadiation Protection Society of Serbia and Montenegro ( & )Slovak Society of Nuclear Medicine and Radiation Hygiene1995Radiation Protection Association of Slovenia1992Southern AfricaSouthern African Radiation Protection Association (, , )1969Sociedad Española de Protección RadiológicaSociedad Española de Protección Radiológica1982Tunisian Association of Protection against Ionizing and Non-Ionizing Radiation2015Society for Radiological Protection1965Uruguayan Society of Radioprotection1999Health Physics Society1965Sociedad Venezolana de Protección Radiológica2012
List of International Congresses
The 2032 Congress (IRPA18) will be in Australia 2032.
The 2028 Congress (IRPA17) will be in Spain, May 2028.
Past Congresses
IRPA 16 Orlando, July 2024
IRPA 15 Seoul, January 2021
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 AgencyILO- International Labour OrganizationNEA- Nuclear Energy AgencyUNSCEAR- United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic RadiationWHO- World Health Organization
Non-Governmental Organizations ICNIRP- International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation ProtectionICRP- International Commission on Radiological ProtectionICRU- International Commission on Radiation Units and MeasurementsISO- International Organization for Standardization
Professional Organizations IOMP - International Organization for Medical PhysicsISR - International Society of RadiologyISRO - International Society for Radiation OncologyWFNMB - World Federation of Nuclear Medicine and Biology
Awards
Rolf M. Sievert Award Commencing with the 1973 IRPA Congress, each International Congress has been opened by the Sievert Lecture which is presented by the winner of the Sievert Award. This award is in honour of Rolf M. Sievert, a pioneer in radiation physics and radiation protection.
The Sievert Award consists of a suitable scroll, certificate or parchment, containing the name of the recipient, the date it is presented, and an indication that the award honours the memory of Professor Rolf M. Sievert.
The recipients of the Sievert Award are listed below:
Rolf M. Sievert Award Commencing with the 1973 IRPA Congress, each International Congress has been opened by the Sievert Lecture, which is presented by the winner of the Sievert Award. This award is in honour of Rolf M. Sievert, a pioneer in radiation physics and radiation protection.
The Sievert Award consists of a suitable scroll, certificate or parchment, containing the name of the recipient, the date it is presented, and an indication that the award honours the memory of Professor Rolf M. Sievert.
The recipients of the Sievert Award are listed below:
2024: María del Rosario Pérez (Argentina) 2021: Eliseo Vañó (Spain) 2016: John Boice (United States) 2012: Richard Osborne (Canada) 2008: Christian Streffer (Germany) 2004: Abel J. González (Argentina) 2000: Itsuzo Shigematsu (Japan) 1996: Daniel Beninson (Argentina) 1992: Giovanni Silini (Italy) 1988: Wolfgang Jacobi (Germany) 1984: Sir Edward Pochin (United Kingdom) 1980: Lauriston S. Taylor (United States) 1977: W. V. Mayneord (United Kingdom) 1973: Bo Lindell (Sweden)
See also Radioactivity Ionizing radiation Radiation protection 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
External links IRPA website