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Journal of the ICRU 2008 8(2):NP; doi:10.1093/jicru/ndn031
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© International Commission on Radiation Units and Measurements 2008

The International Commission on Radiation Units and Measurements

Paul M. DeLuca, Jr., Chairman, ICRU

Madison, Wisconsin, USA

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Introduction

The International Commission on Radiation Units and Measurements (ICRU), since its inception in 1925, has had as its principal objective the development of internationally acceptable recommendations regarding:

  1. quantities and units of radiation and radioactivity,
  2. procedures suitable for the measurement and application of these quantities in clinical radiology and radiobiology, and
  3. physical data needed in the application of these procedures, the use of which tends to assure uniformity in reporting.

The Commission also considers and makes similar types . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Policy

Current Program

The ICRU's Relationship with Other Organizations

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