Position Statements of the Health Physics Society

Position statements of the Health Physics Society are approved and issued by the Scientific and Public Issues Committee (S&PIC) in accordance with the Rules of the Society. The S&PIC is comprised of five members—immediate past president (chair), president, president-elect, and the two most recent president emeriti.

The position statement [PS] and background information document [BI] number indicates the sequential number [XXX] and revision number [-X] of the document. Expired (removed from active status) and Superseded (replaced by a later revision) position statements are available for the information of Society members only.

The following Health Physics Society Position Statements are portable document format files.

Whole-Body Computerized Tomography for Screening Should Not Be Performed [PS018-0] • July 2007 (38,506 bytes)
Clearance of Materials Having Surface or Internal Radioactivity [PS012-0] • July 2007 (40,373 bytes)
Compatibility in Radiation-Safety Regulations [PS004-1] • July 2007 (40,389 bytes)
Food Irradiation [PS001-0] • July 2007 (35,721 bytes)
Managing Spent Nuclear Fuel [PS022-1] • June 2007 (24,953 bytes)
Ultraviolet Radiation and Public Health [PS011-1] • February 2007 (34,828 bytes)
Use of Ionizing Radiation for Security Screening Individuals [PS017-0] • February 2007 (20,665 bytes)
Continued Federal and State Action Is Needed for Better Control of Radioactive Sources [PS021-0] • January 2006 (46,152 bytes)
Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Needs a Complete and Coordinated Overhaul [PS009-2] • September 2005 (25,368 bytes)

Background Information on "Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Needs a Complete and Coordinated Overhaul" [BI009-0] • September 2005 (65,564 bytes)

Human Capital Crisis in Radiation Safety [PS015-1] • June 2005 (270,119 bytes)
Uniform Regulations for Certain Radioactive Materials - HPS-OAS Joint Position Statement [PS020-0] • January 2005 (29,600 bytes)
Radiation Risk in Perspective [PS010-1] • August 2004 (25,161 bytes)
Guidance for Protective Actions Following a Radiological Terrorist Event [PS019-0] • January 2004 (28,483 bytes)

Background Information on "Guidance for Protective Actions Following a Radiological Terrorist Event" [BI019-0] • January 2004 (71,405 bytes)

Compensation for Diseases that Might Be Caused by Radiation Must Consider the Dose [PS014-0] • March 2001 (24,103 bytes)
Ionizing Radiation-Safety Standards for the General Public [PS005-3] • June 2003 (34,652 bytes)

Background Information on "Ionizing Radiation-Safety Standards for the General Public" [BI005-0] • March 2001 (289,688 bytes)

Occupational Radiation-Safety Standards and Regulations Are Sound [PS013-0] • March 2001 (40,820 bytes)
Risk Assessment [PS008-1] • April 1995 (26,953 bytes)
What About "Deadly Plutonium?" [PS006-0] • March 1993 (23,083 bytes)
Perspectives and Recommendations on Indoor Radon [PS002-0] • October 1990 (12,222 bytes)