About ICRU

For more than 80 years, ICRU has established international standards for radiation units & measurement.

Current Program

Current Events

Gray Medal Presented

Professor Dudley Goodhead was awarded the 15th Gray Medal for his outstanding contributions to the field of basic radiation science. The medal was presented to him on 31 August 2011 by the ICRU Chairman, Hans Menzel, during a plenary session at the 14th International Congress of Radiation Research that was held in Warsaw, Poland. The title of Professor Goodhead's award presentation was "On the Track to Clustered Damage and Radation Effects." more

IRPA 13 - Glasgow

2012 Commission Meeting

About ICRU

Mission Statement

To develop and promulgate internationally accepted recommendations on radiation related quantities and units, terminology, measurement procedures, and reference data for the safe and efficient application of ionizing radiation to medical diagnosis and therapy, radiation science and technology, and radiation protection of individuals and populations.

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