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03 September 2010

Answer to Question #230 Submitted to "Ask the Experts"

Category: Radiation Safety Careers — What is a Health Physicist?

The following question was answered by an expert in the appropriate field:

I am looking for any information on the origin of the field of health physics. Is there any available on line? If not where can I get it? I am teaching an introductory HP class to nonmajors and am looking for some information for a brief introduction.

It took some searching but we found a good article, "The Health Physics Society: Origins and Development" by Ron Kathren in the book titled Health Physics: A Backward Glance. Part of the book is posted on the Idaho State University Web site. That chapter is not posted and the book is out of print. I have the book and can copy and fax the article to you. The author, Ron Kathren, has given me permission to do that since you are using it for educational purposes. Please send me your fax number. Ron says you may also contact him by email if you wish.

Gen Roessler, Editor HPS Web Site

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