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
- HPS Publications Booth Book Drawing
- Brooks Publishes Book on Low-Dose Radiation
- July Health Physics Journal
- Young Innovative Communicators Competition
- May Journal
- May ORS
- From the Archives
- Nicole Martinez Receives Bo Lindell Medal
- 2018 HPS Annual Meeting Update
- Register for 2018 Quiz Bowl
- President-Elect Hertel Visits UAB and ISU
- PDS Think Tank
- NCRP 2018 Annual Meeting
- SATIF-14 Specialists' Workshop
- IRPA Draft Report on Effective Dose
- Comments Requested on EPA Proposed Transparency Rule
- May 2018 Short Course Listings
Upcoming Events
- Sixth International Conference on Radiation and Applications in Various Fields of Research (RAD 2018)
18-22 Jun 2018
Ohrid, Macedonia - Annual Health Physics Society Meeting
15-19 Jul 2018
Cleveland, OH - 5th World Congress on Physics
Exploring ideas in recent trends, Advancements and Innovations in Physics and allied concepts
17-18 Jul 2018
Prague, Czech Republic - 2018 RadWaste Summit
4-6 Sep 2018
Henderson, NV - Joint Conference on Applicability of Radiation-Response Models to Low Dose Protection Standards
30 Sep-3 Oct 2018
Pasco, WA - IAEA International Symposium on Communicating Nuclear and Radiological Emergencies to the Public
Communicating Nuclear and Radiological Emergencies Symposium 2018
1-5 Oct 2018
Vienna, Austria - IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference
09-17 Nov 2018
Sydney, Australia - IAEA Conference
Security of Radioactive Material: The Way Forward for Prevention and Detection
3-7 Dec 2018
Vienna, Austria - HPS Midyear Meeting
17-20 February 2019
San Diego, CA - 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 - Worldwide Radiation Protection Meetings
- NRC Meeting Webcasts
- IAEA Nuclear Safety & Security Meetings