HPS Position Statements

Position Statements and Fact Sheets about radiation are available in their entirety on the HPS web site at:
 

www.hps.org/hpspublications/papers.html
or
www.hps.org/publicinformation/radfactsheets/
 

Some of the many topics include:

• Radiation Exposure and Pregnancy

• Consumer Products Containing Radioactive Materials

• Perspectives and Recommendations for Indoor Radon

• Background Radiation

• Guidance for Protective Actions Following a Radiological Terrorist Event

• Is Potassium Iodide a “Magic Bullet” for Radiation Exposure?

• Use of Ionizing Radiation for Security Screening Individuals

• Natural Radiation

• What About "Deadly Plutonium?"

• Radiation Risk in Perspective

• Ionizing Radiation-Safety Standards for the General Public

• X-Rays

• Food Irradiation

• Ultraviolet Radiation and Public Health

• State and Federal Action is Needed for Better Control of Orphan Sources

• Low-Level Radioactive Waste (LLRW)