Recommended citation
ICRP, 2016. Proceedings of the Third International Symposium on the
System of Radiological Protection. Ann. ICRP 45(1S).
From the Editorial - The mission of the International Commission on
Radiological Protection (ICRP) is
to advance radiological protection for the public benefit, covering all
exposures of people and the environment to ionising radiation. The ICRP
Code of Ethics stresses the importance of fulfilling this mission
independently, impartially, transparently, and with accountability.
Biennial symposia are now a regular part of the ICRP calendar. The subject
of this
proceedings issue is the third such symposium, ICRP 2015, held in Seoul,
Korea on 20–22 October 2015. Similar symposia were held in 2011 in
Bethesda, MD, USA, and in 2013 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE).
It has been announced that ICRP 2017 will be held in Paris, France on
10–12 October 2017, and preliminary plans are already underway for ICRP
2019 and ICRP 2021.