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
- Welcome Our Incoming Webmaster Ramesh Reddy Bobbu
- Radiation Protection Professionals Week
- Two ICRP Draft Reports Open for Public Consultation
- New ICRP Publication Now Available
- Join Us for the HPS First Annual Workshop, A Fresh Perspective!
- IAEA Webinar on the Role of Medical Physicists
- NCRP Commentary No. 30 on Organ Doses for Medical Workers Now Available
- HPS Members in the News: Andy Karam
- Videos From Study of Nuclear Fuel Cycles and Technology Options
- Karam Reviews Lindell's History of Radiation
- October 2020 CHP Corner
- ICRP Draft Report Available for Public Consultation
- ANSI/HPS N13 Logo Denim and Polo Shirts
- Countermeasures - November Health Physics Journal
- IRPA15 Congress Update
- ICRP Recovery Conference Goes Virtual
- IRPA Publishes Guidance on Public Understanding
- Did You Know . . .
- Goldin Interview on HPS and Health Physics
- 2020 AAHP/HPS Salary Survey
- October 2020 Products and Services Listing
- October 2020 Short Course Listing
- NAS Seeks Biostatistician for RERF
- 2020 HPS Virtual Workshop Continues
- NCRP Million Workers Virtual Symposium
- Background Fact Sheet Updated
- LANDAUER Sweden Scandinavian Center of Excellence for Radiation Safety
- In Memoriam: Melton H. Chew
- In Memoriam: Raymond H. Johnson, Jr.
- Videos of 2020 HPS Virtual Workshop Available
- Fully Virtual IAEA Radiation Safety Conference
- Upcoming HPS Meetings
Upcoming Events
- American Physical Society Conference
Conferences for Undergraduate Women in Physics
22 - 24 January 2021
Virtual - applications close 5 PM EDT 30 October 2020 - HPS History Committee Seminar
X Rays at 125 Years: The Story of a Serendipitous Discovery Through Diligent Development
11 November 2020 5:30 PM ET
Virtual - IAEA Webinar on the Role of Medical Physicists
The role of medical physicists in quality, patient safety and error reduction in the era of modern radiotherapy
5 November 2020
Virtual - Wiki Scientist Course
Elevating the Visibility of Quantum Scientists on Wikipedia
11 January - 15 February 2021
Virtual - requires application by 13 November 2020 - IRPA15
Bridging RP Culture and Science - Widening Public Empathy
18-22 January 2021
Seoul, Korea - IRPA North American Congress
Meeting the Challenges in the Practice of Radiation Practice
February 20-24, 2022
St. Louis MO - International Conference on Radiation Safety
Improving Radiation Protection in Practice
9-20 November 2020
Virtual - IRPA16
Radiation Harmonization - Standing United for Protection
6-12 Jul 2024
Orlando, FL - IAEA Nuclear Safety & Security Meetings
Various locations - Worldwide Radiation Protection Meetings
- NRC Meeting Webcasts