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
- Deadline for Student Scholarships, Fellowships, and Grants
- Time's Running Out to Register for 2020 HPS Virtual Workshop Sessions
- ICRP Extends Recovery Conference Until 18 December 2020
- Call for Abstracts Extended for Workshop: A Fresh Perspective
- Taking the Measure of a New Year - January Health Physics Journal
- HPS Comments on Reporting Nuclear Medicine Injection Extravasations as Medical Events
- CHP Corner With 2020 ABHP Exam Results
- New Videos From Public Information Committee
- December 2020 Products and Services Listing
- December 2020 Short Course Listing
- Upcoming HPS Meetings
- November 2020 CHP Corner
- 2020 Chapter and Section Council Meeting Videos Available
- In Memoriam: Rupprecht Maushart
- Public Information Committee: New Nonionizing Radiation Video
- Did You Know . . .
- There's Still Time to Be Part of the 2020 HPS Virtual Workshop
Upcoming Events
- IRPA 15
Bridging RP Culture and Science - Widening Public Empathy
18-22 January 2021
Seoul, Korea - IRPA North American Congress
Meeting the Challenges in the Practice of Radiation Practice
20-24 February 2022
St. Louis, MO - IRPA 16
Radiation Harmonization - Standing United for Protection
6-12 July 2024
Orlando, FL - IAEA Nuclear Safety & Security Meetings
Various locations - Worldwide Radiation Protection Meetings
- NRC Meeting Webcasts