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Health Physics Society => Radiation Safety Society

Group,

HPS President, Ray Johnson proposed changing the name of HPS to Radiation
Safety Society.  This would seem a suitable topic for some discussion.

Some thoughts; Not all of us are physicists by degree or training.  I happen
to be a chemist by degree.

My official government job title is Health Physicist.  I put Radiation
Safety Officer on my business card and all correspondence.  When asked what
I do, I almost always respond that I am either a radiation safety specialist
or more often the radiation safety officer at the VA.  On the occasions
where I say health physicist, it is usually because it is an official
situation or, I am ashamed to admit, I want to impress someone.

Frequently when I have told someone I am a health physicist or put it on a
form, I have to spend 5 minutes explaining what I do.  If I say radiation
safety, the frequency and length of explanation is much less.

I guess the tone of my message is more in favor of the change, but at least
I think the proposal deserves serious consideration.  What do members of
this group think?


Any opinions expressed are mine alone and do not necessarily represent those
of the Denver VA Medical Center, The Department of Veterans Affairs, or the
U.S. Government.

Peter G. Vernig                
Radiation Safety Officer, VA Medical Center, 1055 Clermont St. Denver, CO
80220, ATTN; RSO MS 115
303-399-8020 ext. 2447, peter.vernig@med.va.gov [alternate
vernig.peter@forum.va.gov] Fax 303-393-5026 [8 - 4:30 MT service] Alternate
Fax 303-377-5686

"...whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right,, whatever is
pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable, if anything is found to be
excellent or praiseworthy, let your mind dwell on these things."    Paul

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