Health Physics Society Journal

February 2017, Volume 112, Number 2

On the cover: Left to right, National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements (NCRP) Distinguished Emeritus Member John W. Poston, Sr., 40th Lauriston S. Taylor Lecturer on Radiation Protection and Measurements, and NCRP member Richard E. Toohey, 13th Annual Warren K. Sinclair Keynote Speaker

CONTENTS

OPENING REMARKS

Breaking Bad News in the High-Concern, Low Trust Setting: How to Get Your Story Heard — Randall N. Hyer and Vincent T. Covello

WELCOMING REMARKS

Welcome to the Fifty-Second Annual Meeting of the National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements: Meeting the Needs of the Nation for Radiation Protection — John D. Boice, Jr.

WARREN K. SINCLAIR KEYNOTE ADDRESS

Thirteenth Annual Warren K. Sinclair Keynote Address: Where Are the Radiation Professionals (WARP)? — Richard E. Toohey

PAPERS

Radiation Brain Drain? The Impact of Demographic Change on U.S. Radiation Protection — Hedvig Hricak and Lawrence T. Dauer

Membership Trends in the Health Physics Society: How Did We Get Here and Where Are We Going? — Kathryn H. Pryor

The Medical Physics Workforce — Wayne D. Newhauser

Changing Roles of State Health Physicists — Ruth McBurney

NCRP 52^nd Annual Meeting, Meeting the Needs of the Nation for Radiation Protection: How Did We Get Here? Session Q&A (Session Chairs Kathryn H. Pryor and Richard E. Toohey)

Commercial Nuclear Power Industry: Assessing and Meeting the Radiation Protection Workforce Needs — Jerry W. Hiatt

Education vs. Training: Does It Matter? — Kathryn A. Higley

Developing a Radiation Protection Hub — Nolan E. Hertel

Meeting Regulatory Needs — Michael Fred Weber

NCRP 52^nd Annual Meeting, Meeting the Needs of the Nation for Radiation Protection: Where Do We Need to Be? Session Q&A (Session cochairs Ralph L. Andersen and Robert C. Whitcomb, Jr.)

Introduction of the 40^th Lauriston S. Taylor Lecturer: John W. Poston, Sr. — Michael T. Ryan

Fortieth Lauriston S. Taylor Lecture: Radiation Protection and Regulatory Science — John W. Poston, Sr.

Critical Issues in Radiation Protection Knowledge Management for Preserving Radiation Protection Research and Development Capabilities — Shaheen Azim Dewji

The Business of Health Physics—Jobs in a Changing Market — Matthew P. Moeller

Meeting the Needs for Radiation Protection: Diagnostic Imaging — Donald P. Frush

NCRP 52^nd Annual Meeting, Meeting the Needs of the Nation for Radiation Protection: How Did We Get Here? Session Q&A (Session cochairs Pamela J. Henderson and Chad A. Mitchell) — Kathryn A. Higley

NCRP Vision for the Future and Program Area Committee Activities — John D. Boice, Jr.

SPECIAL SUBMISSION

Meeting the Needs of the Nation for Radiation Protection: Summary of the 52^nd Annual Meeting of the National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements — Richard E. Toohey

OTHER CONTENT

Health Physics Society Prospectus

Health Physics Society Affiliate Members

Author Guidelines

Advertisers Guide

Advertisers Index

Up and Coming

Health Physics (ISSN 0017-9078) is the Official Journal of the Health Physics Society and is published monthly by Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 351 West Camden Street, Baltimore, MD 21201-2436. For news and abstracts, and to search past issues of the Health Physics Journal, please visit the Health Physics Journal website.