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<br/>Ionising radiation has been used in healthcare since the discovery of x rays over a 100 years ago. Since then, ionising radiation applications and technologies have evolved to become an important part of contemporary medicine, with hundreds of millions of people benefiting from [[Application_of_ionising_radiation_in_healthcare#Diagnostic_Radiology|diagnostic radiology]], [[Application_of_ionising_radiation_in_healthcare#Interventional_Procedures|interventional procedures]], [[Application_of_ionising_radiation_in_healthcare#Radiation_Therapy|radiation therapy]] and [[Application_of_ionising_radiation_in_healthcare#Nuclear_Medicine|nuclear medicine]] every year. In addition, radiation is widely used in [[Application_of_ionising_radiation_in_healthcare#Biomedical_Research|biomedical research]] and [[Application_of_ionising_radiation_in_healthcare#Veterinary_Medicine|veterinary medicine]].

The application of radiation in healthcare offers proven benefits to individuals and society. However, due to the inherent properties of ionising radiation, it may also pose [[Information_for_healthcare_providers#Radiation_health_effects|health risks]] to exposed patients, healthcare providers, and others. Over the past years, the International Commission on Radiological Protection ([[ICRP]]) has provided overall recommendations on [[the System of Radiological Protection]] in [[ICRP Publication 103]], guidance on radiological protection in medicine (e.g. in [[ICRP Publication 73]] Radiological Protection and Safety in Medicine, [[ICRP Publication 105]] Radiological Protection in Medicine, [[ICRP Supporting Guidance 2]] Radiation and your patient - A Guide for Medical Practitioners), and many supporting publications on topic-specific applications in [[Application_of_ionising_radiation_in_healthcare#Diagnostic_Radiology|diagnostic radiology]], [[Application_of_ionising_radiation_in_healthcare#Interventional_Procedures|interventional procedures]] and [[Application_of_ionising_radiation_in_healthcare#Radiation_Therapy|radiation therapy]] (see the [[List of ICRP Publications on Radiological Protection in Healthcare]]).

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<li style="display: inline-block; vertical-align: top;"> [[File:Cover P 084.jpg|thumb|none|100px|link=ICRP Publication 84]]</li> <li style="display: inline-block; vertical-align: top;"> [[File:Cover P 087.jpg|thumb|none|100px|link=ICRP Publication 87]]</li> <li style="display: inline-block; vertical-align: top;"> [[File:Cover P 094.jpg|thumb|none|100px|link=ICRP Publication 94]]</li> <li style="display: inline-block; vertical-align: top;"> [[File:Cover P 097.jpg|thumb|none|100px|link=ICRP Publication 97]]</li> <li style="display: inline-block; vertical-align: top;"> [[File:Cover P 098.jpg|thumb|none|100px|link=ICRP Publication 98]]</li> <li style="display: inline-block; vertical-align: top;"> [[File:Cover P 102.jpg|thumb|none|100px|link=ICRP Publication 102]]</li> <li style="display: inline-block; vertical-align: top;"> [[File:Cover P 103.jpg|thumb|none|100px|link=ICRP Publication 103]]</li> <li style="display: inline-block; vertical-align: top;"> [[File:Cover P 105.jpg|thumb|none|100px|link=ICRP Publication 105]]</li> <li style="display: inline-block; vertical-align: top;"> [[File:Cover P 121.jpeg|thumb|none|100px|link=ICRP Publication 121]]</li> <li style="display: inline-block; vertical-align: top;"> [[File:Cover P 127.jpg|thumb|none|100px|link=ICRP Publication 127]]</li> <li style="display: inline-block; verticalInformation_for_Patients_Family_Members_Carers_and_the_Public-align: top;"> [[File:Cover P 1282.jpg|thumbborder|none|100px200px|link=ICRP Publication 128Information_for_patients,_family_members,_carers_and_the_public]]

[[File:Cover SG 002Information_For_Healthcare_Providers-2.jpg|thumbborder|none|100px200px|link=ICRP Supporting Guidance 2Information_for_healthcare_providers]]