Congressional Briefing

[kent.lambert@drexel.edu]

Radsafers that are members of the Health Physics Society may be 

aware that the Society hosted a congressional briefing last month 

to inform members of congress and their staff about radiation and 

its effects.  The briefing, presented in cooperation with 

Representatives Vernon Ehlers (R-MI-3) and John Larson (D-CT-1), 

was titled "What We Know, and Don't Know About Radiation 

Health Effects.  Three oral presentations were made: 



Radiation Exposure - A Fact of Life by Dade Moeller, 



What We Know and What We Don't Know About Radiation Health 

Effects - Genevieve Roessler, and 



Fair Compensation for Radiation Injury - Donald Jose. 



HPS President, Paul Rohwer opened the briefing with welcoming 

remarks; Congressional Liaison, Keith Dinger moderated the 

question and answer period; and Past President Ray Johnson 

displayed radioactive materials in consumer products.  



There were many signs that the briefing was well received, from the 

attendance (about 50) to evaluation comments.  



More information, including the slides used in the presentations, is 

available on the HPS website:  http://www.hps.org.  



Kent Lambert 



kent.lambert@drexel.edu

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