Welcome to the East Tennessee Chapter of the Health
Physics Society (ETCHPS) Home Page.
The ETCHPS is a scientific and professional organization
whose members specialize in occupational, environmental,
and medical radiation safety. Our membership includes
professionals involved in commercial, industrial,
university, medical, and governmental radiation safety
activities throughout eastern Tennessee. We are a regional
affiliate of the Health
Physics Society .
Our mailing address is:
East Tennessee Health Physics Society
PO Box 7006
Oak Ridge, TN 37831
Upcoming Events
July 15-19,
2018
Heath
Physics
Society
63rd Annual Meeting
Cleveland, Ohio
August 15,
2018
REAC/TS has
invited Professor Nouyuki Hirhashi to
present a lecture on New Radiation Emergency
Medical System in Japan: Lessons Learned
from Fukushima and Hiroshima
The event will be at Pollard Auditorium,
Wednesday August 15 at 3:30 PM and members
of the ETCHPS are invited to attend.
Professor Hirohashi is world-renowned for
his role in the response and recovery to the
Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami in
2011. Dr. Hirohashi is a professor in
the Department of Radiation Disaster
Medicine, Research Center for Radiation
Causality Medicine at the Research Institute
for Radiation Biology and Medicine at
Hiroshima University, Hiroshima,
Japan. His background is in radiation
medicine, disaster medicine, advanced
emergency, and critical care. His
Ph.D. and fellowship are in immunology,
microbiology, and molecular genetics.
August 21,
2018
Annual
Chapter Picnic
5 - 8 PM
Clark Center Park
Oak Ridge
The PDF of the June
2018 presentation by Dr. Joseph Bowling,
‘Radio-isotopes in Radiation Therapy’, can be viewed
here.
Disclaimer: Unlike the PowerPoint
presentation at the meeting, the PDF does not have
animation on some slides.
Next
Meeting
August 21, 2018
Clark Center Park
Oak Ridge
5 - 8 PM
Annual Chapter Picnic
Bring your family and enjoy good food, games, and fun.
Menu includes Grilled Steak & Chicken Fajita
Bar with vegetables, mexican rice, black beans,
refried beans, chips, salsa, lettuce, tomatoes,
cheese, sour cream!, and ice cold drinks.
Bring a dessert of your choice to share.
Cost is $5 for members and $10 for
non-members. Please RSVP to pjones@ameriphysics.com
or call 865-470-4097
if you have questions.
