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
- Registration Open: Future of Radiological Protection Workshop
- Wanted: Leadership for ANSI N43-15 Panel
- 2022 North American Regional Congress
- In Memoriam: Keith Schiager
- Homeland Security Emergency Response Section: 66th HPS Annual Meeting
- Military Health Physics Section: 66th HPS Annual Meeting
- NRC ACMUI: Call for Nominations
- 2021 HPS Board of Directors: 66th HPS Annual Meeting
- National Academy of Engineering Workshop on Nuclear Power
- Benke, Fordham, and Wang on EPA SAB
- NRC Commissioner Openings
- ICRP Accepting Abstracts for Future of RP Workshop
- Student Profile: Suman Shrestha
- New Public Information Committee Chair
- Time to Plan for St. Louis
- President John Cardarelli Video Message
- Upcoming HPS Meetings
- Bang for the Buck - September Health Physics Journal
- August Short Course Listing
- Keeping the ICRP Recommendations Fit for Purpose
Upcoming Events
- National Academy of Engineering webinar
Laying the Foundation for New and Advanced Nuclear Reactors in the US
1 - 3 September 2021
Virtual, 11:30 - 3:30 PM EDT daily - Australian Radiation Protection Society
Legacy and Innovation in Radiation Protection
7 - 10 March 2022
Canberra Rex Hotel, Australia - FDA-NRC Workshop
Targeted Alpha-emitting Radiopharmaceuticals, Focus on Actinium-225
22 September 2021, 9:00 - 4:30 PM ET
Virtual - ICRP Workshop
Future of Radiological Protection
19 - 20 October 2021. 12:00 - 16:00 GMT
Virtual - IRPA 16
Radiation Harmonization - Standing United for Protection
6-12 July 2024
Orlando, FL - 6th European Congress on Radiation Protection
Radiation Protection for Everyone
30 May 2022
Budapest Congress Centre, Hungary - IAEA Nuclear Safety & Security Meetings
Various locations - NRC Meeting Webcasts
- Worldwide Radiation Protection Meetings