Welcome to the Health Physics Society
Find information and answers to your questions about radiation and radiation safety/protection. For many years radiation has been beneficial to human beings for medical diagnosis and therapy, scientific research, and generating electrical power. However, when used in unsafe ways, radiation can harm people. Care must be taken to properly use radiation and to minimize unnecessary radiation exposures. The health physicist's job is to manage the beneficial use of radiation. Learn more
Radiation Safety Information
Current News
- Upcoming HPS Meetings
- Special Exhibit by BRC at 2019 HPS Annual Meeting
- Memories of TMI: Frazier Bronson
- Disney Restrictions
- 2019 HPS Annual Meeting Registration
- From the President-Elect: On the Road Again
- In Memoriam: Jerry Eakins
- HPS Members in the News: Joseph Shonka
- TMI Part 2: More Reflections After 40 Years
- HPJ Editor's Pick: Just a Glimpse
- Short Course Listings April 2019
- LANL, NNMC Launch Radiation Protection Course
- 2019 HPS Annual Meeting: Books, Books, Books!
- New Competition: Towards a Strong Radiation Safety Culture in Medicine
- Annual Meeting Online Program Available
- Radiation Protection Innovation Expo
- Plan a Family Vacation Around the Annual Meeting
- Opening on NRC ACMUI
Upcoming Events
- 2019 Canadian Radiation Protection Association (CRPA) Conference
Connecting with Communities
27-30 May 2019
Ottawa, Canada - International Conference on Radiation in Various Fields of Research (RAD 2019)
10-14 June 2019
Herceg Novi, Montenegro - HPS Annual Meeting
7-11 July 2019
Orlando, FL - Radiation Epidemiology and Dosimetry Course
9-12 Sep 2019
Rockville, MD 20850 - Annual Scientific Session of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology
12-15 Sep 2019
Chicago, IL - 9th Int'l Symp on Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material
23-27 Sep 2019
Denver, CO - 5th Int'l Symp on the System of Radiological Protection
Mines. Medicine. Mars
19-21 Nov 2019
Adelaide, South Australia - HPS Midyear Meeting
26-29 Jan 2020
Bethesda, MD - IRPA15
Bridging RP Culture and Science - Widening Public Empathy
11-15 May 2020
Seoul, Korea - IRPA16
Radiation Harmonization - Standing United for Protection
6-12 Jul 2024
Orlando, FL - NRC Meeting Webcasts
- Worldwide Radiation Protection Meetings
- IAEA Nuclear Safety & Security Meetings