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Interactive HP electronic resources
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Listed below are the resources I have found to date, with your input and
my own searching. This is partly for your information and use, and
partly for any additional feedback you may wish to give. Remember that
with one exception, I am not listing web sites, just interactive
resources. The list is not meant to be exhaustive, but suggestions for
additions are welcome. This is an effort by the Electronic Media
Committee for the HPS. Thanks to all who responded!
Interactive Health Physics-Related Electronic Resources
There are a number of useful resources that can be accessed to interact
with health physicists, to share or obtain information quickly, or just
learn more about the profession or the society. All of these resources
are free. Some are 'open', meaning that anyone can participate; others
are 'closed', meaning that only subscribers can participate (with
subscription being free). There are several general categories and lots
of choices; read carefully to see which one(s) most closely fit(s) your
needs.
Resources for the General Public
The Health Physics Society's "Ask the Experts" site
(http://hps.org/publicinformation/asktheexperts.cfm). Use this site to
obtain basic information about health physics. Browse lists of
previously answered questions (over 1000), read short information
summaries from over over 40 subject categories, pose a specific question
to an expert.
The Health Physics Society's Public Information web site
(http://hps.org/publicinformation/). Read some basic information about
radiation, find information on careers and educational opportunities in
the field.
Resources for Health/Safety Professionals
1) E-mail List Servers
The Radsafe email list service (http://www.vanderbilt.edu/radsafe/).
Subscribe to this international closed list (~2000 members worldwide) if
you wish to obtain specific information about health physics resources,
engage in discussions of current issues with other professionals, find
employment as a health physicist, stay current with breaking news
related to the field, or other similar activities. There is a 'regular'
and 'digest' version of the list. In the regular version, you receive
all copies of all emails as they are sent to the list (about 15-20 per
day). In the digest version, you get about one email per day, with all
of the emails combined, with a subject listing for quick browsing. Also
see the Radsafe-EU and Radsafe-D lists
(http://spazioinwind.libero.it/ingcelsi/radioprotezione/radsafe_eu.htm)
for English and German-language lists similar to Radsafe for European
countries. Also see the ARPS mailing list
(http://www.arps.org.au/Maillist.htm) for Australians.
The HPS Medical Section email list service
(http://hps.org/mhps/committee.htm). The Medical Health Physics Section
(MHPS) list server, medhp-sec, includes news of interest on medical HP
and carries discussions by HPs working in medical settings. It is
managed by E. Scott Medling (mailto:medlines@songs.sce.com).
The DOSE-NET email list service (http://www.orau.gov/ehsd/dosenet.htm)
is an e-mail server intended to promote discussion of radiation
dosimetry issues among interested parties. The list has more than 400
participants in nuclear medicine, academia, national laboratories, and
other sites worldwide.
The Radsci-L email list service
(http://www.western.tec.wi.us/rad/servers.htm) is an open and
unmoderated discussion group devoted to exploration of all issues
related to the radiological sciences. Discussion centers around
radiologic science education, medical radiography, CT (computed
tomography), MRI (magnetic resonance scanning), medical sonography,
medical nuclear medicine, radiation oncology, radiological patient care,
etc.
The AMRSO email list service
(http://www.hps1.org/sections/rso/ophpinfo/AMRSO.htm) is an informal
e-mail list server for academic and medical radiation safety officers.
Powernet is an email list server restricted to news and technical
information exchange related to power reactor health physics. Mike
Russell (mailto:russelmj@songs.sce.com) approves membership in this
listserv.
The VHA RSO email list service is an e-mail list server for radiation
safety officers at VHA (Veterans Health Administration) facilities. It
is managed by Thomas Schumacher (mailto:thomas.schumacher@med.va.gov).
The RADCHL email list service
(http://www.nucleartraining.co.uk/radch.htm) is an e-mail list server
for radiochemists that has about 400 participants. Another web site that
can be used is found here
(http://ccmail.in2p3.fr/archives/radch-l.html).
The RADHEALTH email list service
(http://list.uiowa.edu/archives/radhealth.html) is a discussion list for
extended discussions of radiation related issues of current interest
outside day-to-day operational health physics operations.
The RADONPROFESSIONALS email list service
(http://list.uiowa.edu/archives/radonprofessionals.html) is an
international discussion list for scientists & technologists
specializing in work with Radon.
2) Discussion Groups
The Virtual Radiation Museum
(http://www.medphysics.wisc.edu/~vrm/VRMHOME.HTM) is a web site where
lots of basic information about radiation can be found, as well as a
number of Radiation Discussion Rooms (RDRs), which present scholarly
discussions, limited to one relatively narrow topic. The RDRs are
intermediate between a List Server and a hard copy journal. Journals
present peer-reviewed, scholarly material for the permanent record. List
serve and bulletin board groups contain generally unmoderated and
unreviewed comments and opinions. All contributions to the RDRs are
reviewed to be sure they are well written, well referenced and appear to
make sense, and involve scholarly discussions of technical issues.
The Yahoo health physics group
(http://groups.yahoo.com/group/health_physics/) is intended to promote
the health physics profession and to advance its position of prominence
and credibility in the workplace. It is also a place to share insight,
meet for a discussion, and find answers.
The Yahoo Rad-UK group (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/rad-UK/) is a
discussion group and message board dealing with all issues pertaining to
the release of man-made ionising radiation, particularly in the UK and
Europe, but also elsewhere in the world, when relevant.
The Yahoo Radiation Dosimetry group
(http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Radiation_Dosimetry/) contains
discussions about all kinds of radiation dosimetry.
The Yahoo Norm/Tenorm group (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/norm-tenorm/)
contains discussions about properties, measurement, regulation, control
and release of Technologically Enhanced Naturally Occurring Radioactive
Material in industry and the environment.
The Yahoo Laser Safety group
(http://groups.yahoo.com/group/lasersafetyforum/) is dedicated to
fostering information sharing among laser safety professionals, and
those interested in learning about laser safety.
The Yahoo Alpha Beta Gamma Society group
(http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GeigerCounterEnthusiasts/) is dedicated
to amateurs intersted in building, collecting, repairing, modifying,
discussing, and learning about Geiger Counters and other Radiation
measuring equipment.
The Yahoo Radiation Protection/South Africa group
(http://groups.yahoo.com/group/radprotsa/) is dedicated to the
discussion of radiation protection issues in South Africa. This is the
official list server of the South African Radiation Protection Society
(SARPS).
The Yahoo Know Nukes group (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Know_Nukes/)
is a public group for discussion of all things nuclear. This includes
nuclear power (and comparisons with other power sources), nuclear
weapons, safety, food irradiation, the environmental impacts of nuclear
technology, radiation, nuclear medicine, depleted uranium, waste, etc.
The Yahoo EMR-EMF group (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EMR-EMF/) is an
open unmoderated mailing list for the discussion of electromagnetic
radiation (EMR), including but not limited to, power line
electromagnetic fields (EMFs) and radiofrequency radiation (RFR) from
cell phones and cellular transmission towers, with particular emphasis
on the health effects of such radiation.
The Yahoo REP Planners group
(http://groups.yahoo.com/group/REP_Planners/) is a list for discussing
radiological emergency preparedness.
Michael G. Stabin, PhD, CHP
Assistant Professor of Radiology and Radiological Sciences
Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences
Vanderbilt University
1161 21st Avenue South
Nashville, TN 37232-2675
Phone (615) 343-0068
Fax (615) 322-3764
Pager (615) 835-5153
e-mail michael.g.stabin@vanderbilt.edu
internet www.doseinfo-radar.com
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