Baltimore Washington Chapter of the Health Physics Society

Specialists in Radiation Safety  •  Chartered 18 November 1958  •  www.hpschapters.org/bwc

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The Health Physics Society is a scientific and professional organization whose members specialize in occupational and environmental radiation safety. The primary purpose of the Society is to support its members in the practice of their profession. The Society also promotes public information preparation and dissemination, education and training opportunities, and scientific information exchange through conferences and meetings and posting current news items.

This Chapter's primary objectives are: 

  • Encourage the dissemination of information between individuals in the field of radiation safety and related fields.
  • Improve public understanding of the problems and needs in radiation safety.
  • Provide open lines of communication between local chapter members and the National Health Physics Society.
For general information or questions about the Chapter or for Chapter business, please contact the Secretary; if you notice a problem with our website, report the problem to a member of the Executive Committee.

Radiation Combined Injury Symposium

The "Radiation Combined Injury Symposium: Models, Mechanisms and Countermeasures" is being held April 5, 2012, on the grounds of the Naval Support Activity Bethesda, Maryland. This gathering is designed to celebrate the Golden Jubilee (1961-2011) of the Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute (AFRRI). Registration is FREE OF CHARGE.

The symposium will bring together disciplines involved in research and development on experimental models relevant to radiation injury combined with trauma, discuss current data, results, and issues on mechanisms and countermeasures, and encourage communication among researchers, educators, public health officers, medical personnel and policy-makers involved in responses to radiation combined injury-related incidents.

More information is available at http://www.usuhs.mil/afrrianniversary/events/combined/index.html.

Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute Symposium

The Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute will be holding its 50th Anniversary Symposium titled "Military Medical Operations: U.S. Response to the Fukushima Daiichi Incident" on March 27-29, 2012. More information is available at http://www.usuhs.mil/afrrianniversary/events/mmo/index.html. Click here and here for additional information.