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
Current News
- October Short Course Listings
- Nuclear Resurgence?
- HPS ATE and MotherToBaby Partner in Providing Information
- National Radiologic Technology Week in November
- Instrumentation Information on the HPS Members Forum
- Nonionizing Radiation Section Annual Meeting Reminder
- 2024 Health Physics Society Salary Survey
- Upcoming HPS Meetings
- 70th HPS Annual Meeting: Start Planning Your Trip to Madison
- From the President: Continuing a Tradition
- Health Physics Editor's Note: All Over the World
- ICRP Publication 154 Now Available
- Colorado State University Hosts Hirosaki University Students
- The System of Radiological Protection and the UN Sustainable Development Goals Published
- In Memoriam: William P. (Bill) Dundulis, Jr.
- In Memoriam: Warren E. Keene
- North Central Chapter Joint Meeting With AAPM
- Call for Nominations: Gilbert W. Beebe Symposium on AI and ML
- Did You Know? - Health Physics Society Salary Survey
- In Memoriam: Joel Cehn
- IRPA 16/69th HPS Annual Meeting Highlights: Publications Booth Book Drawing
- IRPA 16/69th HPS Annual Meeting: Lessons Learned - Potential Changes for HPS Meetings Moving Forward
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