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
- Save the Dates for the Third HPS Workshop!
- IRPA 16/69th HPS Annual Meeting Highlights: IRPA 16 Young Professionals
- IRPA 16/69th HPS Annual Meeting Highlights: US Delegation to IRPA 16
- IRPA 16/69th HPS Annual Meeting Highlights: Women in Radiation Protection Section Social
- IRPA 16/69th HPS Annual Meeting Highlights: Opening Ceremony and Monday Plenary
- NRC Seeks Input on Streamlined Reactor Review Proposal
- President-Elect Visits to Chapters
- HPS Meetings: Fusion Health Physics Webinar and Roundtable
- International Conference on Small Modular Reactors and Their Applications
- 2024 Health Physics Society Salary Survey
- ICRP Seeks Candidates for Assistant Scientific Secretary
- Integrated Consortium of Laboratory Networks Launches Rad Lab Hub
- New Message on the HPS Members Forum
- Colorado State University Hosts Fukushima University Students
- National Radiologic Technology Week in November
- October Short Course Listings
- Nuclear Resurgence?
- HPS ATE and MotherToBaby Partner in Providing Information
- Instrumentation Information on the HPS Members Forum
- Nonionizing Radiation Section Annual Meeting Reminder
- Upcoming HPS Meetings
- 70th HPS Annual Meeting: Start Planning Your Trip to Madison
- From the President: Continuing a Tradition
- Health Physics Editor's Note: All Over the World
- ICRP Publication 154 Now Available
- Colorado State University Hosts Hirosaki University Students
- North Central Chapter Joint Meeting With AAPM
- IRPA 16/69th HPS Annual Meeting Highlights: Publications Booth Book Drawing
- IRPA 16/69th HPS Annual Meeting: Lessons Learned - Potential Changes for HPS Meetings Moving Forward
Upcoming Events
- IAEA Conference
International Conference on Small Modular Reactors and Their Applications
21 - 25 October 2024
Vienna, Austria; virtual - NRC Meeting Webcasts
- Worldwide Radiation Protection Meetings
- IAEA Nuclear Safety & Security Meetings
Various locations