International Commission on Radiological Protection

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international non-governmental organization scientific commission

The International Commission on Radiological Protection is an independent, international organization that develops widely used recommendations and guidance on radiation protection for governments, regulators, and scientific bodies worldwide.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
International Commission on Radiological Protection canonical	5
Committee 2 on Doses from Radiation Exposures	1
Committee 4 on Application of ICRP Recommendations	1
ICRP	1
ICRP Publication 26	1
International X-ray and Radium Protection Committee	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9296534 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: International Commission on Radiological Protection
Context triple: [United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation, outputUsedBy, International Commission on Radiological Protection]

A. International Commission on Radiation Units and Measurements
The International Commission on Radiation Units and Measurements is an independent scientific body that develops internationally accepted standards and recommendations for radiation quantities, units, and measurement procedures in medicine, industry, and research.
B. United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation
The United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation is a UN body of independent scientific experts that evaluates and reports on the levels and health risks of exposure to ionizing radiation worldwide.
C. Centre for Radiation Protection
The Centre for Radiation Protection is a specialized unit within Norway’s public health system that focuses on monitoring, research, and guidance related to radiation exposure and safety.
D. Radioactive Substances Committee (RSC)
The Radioactive Substances Committee (RSC) is a specialist working group under the OSPAR Commission that focuses on protecting the marine environment from radioactive substances through monitoring, assessment, and policy advice.
E. Federal Radiation Council
The Federal Radiation Council was a former U.S. government body responsible for developing federal guidance and policy on radiation protection and safety.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: International Commission on Radiological Protection
Target entity description: The International Commission on Radiological Protection is an independent, international organization that develops widely used recommendations and guidance on radiation protection for governments, regulators, and scientific bodies worldwide.

A. International Commission on Radiation Units and Measurements
The International Commission on Radiation Units and Measurements is an independent scientific body that develops internationally accepted standards and recommendations for radiation quantities, units, and measurement procedures in medicine, industry, and research.
B. United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation
The United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation is a UN body of independent scientific experts that evaluates and reports on the levels and health risks of exposure to ionizing radiation worldwide.
C. Centre for Radiation Protection
The Centre for Radiation Protection is a specialized unit within Norway’s public health system that focuses on monitoring, research, and guidance related to radiation exposure and safety.
D. Radioactive Substances Committee (RSC)
The Radioactive Substances Committee (RSC) is a specialist working group under the OSPAR Commission that focuses on protecting the marine environment from radioactive substances through monitoring, assessment, and policy advice.
E. Federal Radiation Council
The Federal Radiation Council was a former U.S. government body responsible for developing federal guidance and policy on radiation protection and safety.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	international non-governmental organization ⓘ scientific commission ⓘ
abbreviation	ICRP ⓘ linked to: International Commission on Radiological Protection
collaboratesWith	International Atomic Energy Agency ⓘ United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation ⓘ World Health Organization ⓘ
coreConcept	dose limitation ⓘ justification of practices ⓘ optimization of protection ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United Kingdom ⓘ
field	health physics ⓘ radiation protection ⓘ radiological protection ⓘ
foundedAtEvent	Second International Congress of Radiology ⓘ
foundedInYear	1928 ⓘ
governance	governed by Main Commission members ⓘ
hasCommittee	Committee 1 on Radiation Effects ⓘ Committee 2 on Doses from Radiation Exposures ⓘ linked to: International Commission on Radiological Protection Committee 3 on Protection in Medicine ⓘ Committee 4 on Application of ICRP Recommendations ⓘ linked to: International Commission on Radiological Protection Committee 5 on Protection of the Environment ⓘ Main Commission ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Ottawa, Canada ⓘ linked to: Ottawa
independence	independent of governments ⓘ non-governmental ⓘ
influences	international radiation safety standards ⓘ national radiation protection standards ⓘ regulatory frameworks for radiation protection ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
mainAudience	governments ⓘ health and radiation protection professionals ⓘ professional organizations ⓘ regulatory authorities ⓘ scientific bodies ⓘ
notableWork	ICRP Publication 103 ⓘ ICRP Publication 26 ⓘ linked to: International Commission on Radiological Protection ICRP Publication 60 ⓘ
predecessor	International X-ray and Radium Protection Committee ⓘ linked to: International Commission on Radiological Protection
publishes	ICRP publications ⓘ ICRP recommendations ⓘ ICRP reports ⓘ
purpose	develop recommendations on radiation protection ⓘ protect people and the environment from harmful effects of radiation ⓘ provide guidance for protection against ionizing radiation ⓘ
scope	international ⓘ
selectionMethod	members appointed based on scientific expertise ⓘ
usesQuantity	effective dose ⓘ equivalent dose ⓘ
website	https://www.icrp.org/ ⓘ

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Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation → outputUsedBy → International Commission on Radiological Protection ⓘ

Federal Office for Radiation Protection of Germany → cooperatesWith → International Commission on Radiological Protection ⓘ

International Commission on Radiation Units and Measurements → collaboratesWith → International Commission on Radiological Protection ⓘ

Rolf Maximilian Sievert → memberOf → International Commission on Radiological Protection ⓘ

International Commission on Radiological Protection → abbreviation → ICRP ⓘ