Position Statements of the Health Physics Society

Position statements of the Health Physics Society are prepared by or under the direction of the Scientific and Public Issues Committee and approved by the Board of Directors in accordance with the Bylaws and 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 Expired (removed from active status) and Superseded (replaced by a later revision) position statements are available for the information of Society members only.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)
• Perspectives and Recommendations on Indoor Radon [PS002-0] • October 1990 (12,222 bytes)