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
- July Journal
- Free IAEA Health Care and Radon Webinar
- RadResponder Network Available
- New NRC Commissioners Sworn In
- HPS Publications Booth Book Drawing
- PDS Medical Physics Future and Beyond
- From the Archives
- Discount at Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
- 2018 HPS Annual Meeting Plenary Session
- June Journal
- June 2018 Short Course Listings
- Annual Meeting Preliminary Program
- Prepare for the 2018 HPS Annual Meeting
- June 2018 CHP Corner
- Brooks Publishes Book on Low-Dose Radiation
- July Health Physics Journal
- IRPA Draft Report on Effective Dose
Upcoming Events
- 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