Chartered Radiation Protection Professional: A

professional designation Professional certification, trade certification, or professional designation, often called simply ''certification'' or ''qualification'', is a designation earned by a person to assure qualification to perform a job or task. Not all certifications ...

and title, used initially in the

United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and North ...

from January 2008, for scientists who work in the field of

radiation In physics, radiation is the emission or transmission of energy in the form of waves or particles through space or through a material medium. This includes: * ''electromagnetic radiation'', such as radio waves, microwaves, infrared, visi ...

protection. The grant, in the UK, of a

Royal charter A royal charter is a formal grant issued by a monarch under royal prerogative as letters patent. Historically, they have been used to promulgate public laws, the most famous example being the English Magna Carta (great charter) of 1215, bu ...

in January 2008 to the

Society for Radiological Protection The Society for Radiological Protection is the leading UK professional body promoting learning and skills in the field of radiation protection, Radiological Protection. The Society was formed in 1963, and received its Royal Charter in 2007. It has ...

(SRP) "assists the Society in its aim to strengthen, maintain and promote standards of competence and recognition of professional progression within the field of radiation protection by enabling qualifying members to use the title “Chartered Radiation Protection Professional”, and the

post-nominal letters Post-nominal letters, also called post-nominal initials, post-nominal titles, designatory letters or simply post-nominals, are letters placed after a person's name to indicate that the individual holds a position, academic degree, accreditation, ...

- (CRadP), subject to the laws of the Society".

External links

* {{Cite web, url=https://srp-uk.org/chartered.html, title=- The Society for Radiological Protection - SRP, website=srp-uk.org Professional associations based in the United Kingdom