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Health Physics Society, the Glossary

Index Health Physics Society

The Health Physics Society (HPS) is a nonprofit scientific professional organization whose mission is excellence in the science and practice of radiation safety.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 31 relations: American Academy of Health Physics, American Institute of Physics, American Radium Society, C. Maurice Patterson, Columbus, Ohio, Dade Moeller, Elda Emma Anderson, Frederick P. Cowan, G. William Morgan, Georgia (country), Health physics, Health Physics (journal), International Radiation Protection Association, James Newell Stannard, Karl Z. Morgan, Lauriston S. Taylor, McLean, Virginia, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Ohio State University, Peer review, Radiation, Radiation protection, Radiation Research Society, Robley D. Evans (physicist), Science (journal), Scientific journal, United States, University of Michigan, University of Tennessee, Walter Dunham Claus, Wright Haskell Langham.

  2. 1955 establishments in Ohio
  3. Physics organizations

American Academy of Health Physics

The American Academy of Health Physics (AAHP) is a non-profit organization based in McLean, VA which serves to advance the profession of health physics through networking opportunities for members, certification of health physicists, and advisement to professionals to increase the application of health physics.

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American Institute of Physics

The American Institute of Physics (AIP) promotes science and the profession of physics, publishes physics journals, and produces publications for scientific and engineering societies.

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American Radium Society

The American Radium Society is a medical association devoted to the study and treatment of cancer.

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C. Maurice Patterson

C.

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Columbus, Ohio

Columbus is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Ohio.

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Dade Moeller

Dade Moeller (February 27, 1927 – September 26, 2011) was an internationally known expert in radiation safety and environmental protection.

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Elda Emma Anderson

Elda Emma Anderson (October 5, 1899 – April 17, 1961) was an American physicist and health researcher.

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Frederick P. Cowan

Frederick P. Cowan was an American health physicist and head of the Instrumentation and Health Physics Department at Brookhaven National Laboratory.

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G. William Morgan

G.

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Georgia (country)

Georgia is a transcontinental country in Eastern Europe and West Asia.

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Health physics

Health physics, also referred to as the science of radiation protection, is the profession devoted to protecting people and their environment from potential radiation hazards, while making it possible to enjoy the beneficial uses of radiation.

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Health Physics (journal)

Health Physics is a monthly peer-reviewed medical journal published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

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International Radiation Protection Association

The International Radiation Protection Association (IRPA) is an independent non-profit association of national and regional radiation protection societies, and its mission is to advance radiation protection throughout the world. Health Physics Society and International Radiation Protection Association are radiation protection.

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James Newell Stannard

James Newell Stannard (2 January 1910 – 19 September 2005) is a radiobiologist, pharmacologist and physiologist at the National Institutes of Health.

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Karl Z. Morgan

Karl Ziegler Morgan (September 27, 1907 – June 8, 1999), was an American physicist who was one of the founders of the field of radiation health physics.

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Lauriston S. Taylor

Lauriston S. Taylor (1 June 1902 – 26 November 2004) was an American physicist known for his work in the field of radiation protection and measurement. Health Physics Society and Lauriston S. Taylor are radiation protection.

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McLean, Virginia

McLean is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States.

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Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) is a federally funded research and development center in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, United States.

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Ohio State University

The Ohio State University (Ohio State or OSU) is a public land-grant research university in Columbus, Ohio, United States.

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Peer review

Peer review is the evaluation of work by one or more people with similar competencies as the producers of the work (peers).

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Radiation

In physics, radiation is the emission or transmission of energy in the form of waves or particles through space or a material medium.

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Radiation protection

Radiation protection, also known as radiological protection, is defined by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) as "The protection of people from harmful effects of exposure to ionizing radiation, and the means for achieving this".

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Radiation Research Society

The American Radiation Research Society (RRS) is an international professional association for scientists working to investigate the radiation effects from chemistry, physics, and biology perspectives and disseminates knowledge and information related to radiation research.

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Robley D. Evans (physicist)

Robley Dunglison Evans (May 18, 1907, University Place, Nebraska – December 31, 1995, Paradise Valley, Arizona) was an American nuclear physicist and pioneer of nuclear medicine.

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Science (journal)

Science, also widely referred to as Science Magazine, is the peer-reviewed academic journal of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and one of the world's top academic journals.

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Scientific journal

In academic publishing, a scientific journal is a periodical publication designed to further the progress of science by disseminating new research findings to the scientific community.

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United States

The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America.

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University of Michigan

The University of Michigan (U-M, UMich, or simply Michigan) is a public research university in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

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University of Tennessee

The University of Tennessee, Knoxville (or The University of Tennessee; UT; UT Knoxville; or colloquially UTK or Tennessee) is a public land-grant research university in Knoxville, Tennessee.

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Walter Dunham Claus

Walter Dunham Claus (March 6, 1903 – May 12, 1995) was an American biophysicist who worked in radiation biology and medical physics.

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Wright Haskell Langham

Wright Haskell Langham (21 May 1911 – 19 May 1972) was an internationally renowned expert in the fields of plutonium exposure, aerospace and aviation medicine, Eniwetok nuclear tests, the Palomares and Greenland nuclear accidents.

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See also

1955 establishments in Ohio

Physics organizations

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_Physics_Society

Also known as Health Physics Society Newsletter.