International Radiation Protection Association in Asia

I'm thankful to the Japanese Health Physics Society (JHPS) giving me the opportunity to contribute with some thoughts on the last AOCRP Congress and on future topical issues in radiation protection. The 4th Asian and Oceanic Congress on Radiation Protection - an International Radiation Protection Association (IRPA) Regional Congress - has been organized by the Malaysian Radiation Protection Association (MARPA) in Kuala Lumpur in May 2014. The Executive Council (EC) of IRPA was invited to hold its 66th Annual Meeting in connection to this congress, which was kindly accepted. The IRPA President, R. CZARWINSKI, as well as the EC members used the opportunity to attend several sessions with presentations and participated actively in many discussions on important aspects in radiation protection.