January 2004 Health Physics News
Highlights of the 28-page January 2004 issue of Health Physics News include the following:
- COVER — January is National Radon Action Month for the US EPA. A new report—EPA Assessment of Risks from Radon in Homes—presents a revised radon risk assessment by EPA's Office of Radiation and Indoor Air. Jerome S. Puskin and Philip Jalbert share with HPS members the importance of this report.
- FROM THE PRESIDENT — HPS President Ken Kase gives a second report on the activities of some of the HPS Standing Committees.
- INSIDE THE BELTWAY — Stan Ullman gives an update on the Energy Bill
- COMMITTEES — Nominating Committee Chair John Auxier announces a call for officer nominations for 2005.
- CHAPTER NEWS — Chapter updates this month are from the North Carolina and Great Lakes Chapters.
- NOTES — The Baltimore-Washington Chapter looks forward to the 2004 annual meeting to be held in Washington, DC, and focus their article on dining in the DC area.
- The AMRSO List Server has a new location.
- Dr. John Rundo's obituary is included in this issue of Health Physics News.
- The NCRP has placed the draft report Extrapolation of Risks from Nonhuman Experimental Systems to Man on its website.
- A new topic area on medical radiation has been added to the website of the NRPB.
- CHP CORNER — The 2003 ABHP certification exam results are announced.
- ODDS and ENDS — Paul Frame discusses Geiger-Müller detectors used with cloud chambers.
- ADVERTISEMENTS — This month there are 16 display ads, 14 short courses offered, and 3 job offers.
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