Health Physics Resources

Mucal on the Web - For X-ray absorption coefficients
Hubbell’s Tables of X-Ray Mass Attenuation Coefficients and Mass Energy-Absorption Coefficients

Academic and Medical Radiation Safety Officer (AMRSO) Group
American College of Radiology (ACR)
American Academy of Health Physics (AAHP)
American Association of Medical Dosimetrists
American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM)
American College of Medical Physics (ACMP)
American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
American Nuclear Society (ANS)
American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)
Conference of Radiation Control Program Directors (CRCPD)
Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board
Department of Energy (DOE)
Department of Transportation (DOT)
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Radiation Protection Programs
Health Physics Society (HPS)
National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements (NCRP)
NCRP Reports Listing
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
National Institute of Standards and Technology - Ionizing Radiation Division
National Nuclear Data Center (BNL)
National Registry of Radiation Protection Technologists (NRRPT)
Nuclear Energy Institute
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
Nuclear Suppliers Association - Links to suppliers and providers of nuclear services and equipment
OSHA Site Index - Many excellent links and documents regarding radiation protection and respiratory protection
Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site (REAC/TS)
Radiation Research Society
Radiation Safety Information Computational Center (RSICC)
Radiological Society of North America (RSNA)
Radiological Society of North America and American College of Radiology Public Information
Radwaste.org – Extensive set of links
Society of Nuclear Medicine
U.S. Transuranium and Uranium Registries

Regulatory Guide 8.25 Air Sampling in the Workplace (.PDF, 779 KB)
NUREG 1400 Air Sampling in the Workplace (.PDF, 8.82 MB)

Electron Binding Energies

Decay Data Home Page: Table of Isotopes
Map of the Nuclides - Graphical interface to various types of nuclear data

Federal Remediation Technologies Roundtable - Field Sampling and Analysis Technologies Matrix
HPS Decommissioning Section
MARLAP - Multi-Agency Radiological Laboratory Analytical Protocols Manual
NUREG 1501 Background as a Residual Radioactivity Criterion for Decommissioning
NUREG 5512 V2 Residual Radioactive Contamination From Decommissioning: User’s Manual DandD Version 2.1 (.PDF, 7.89 MB)
NUREG 5512 V3 Residual Radioactive Contamination From Decommissioning Parameter Analysis (.PDF, 12.88 MB)
NUREG 5512 V4 Comparison of the Models and Assumptions Used in the DandD 1.0, RESRAD 5.61, and RESRAD-Build 1.50 Computer Codes with Respect to the Residential Farmer and Industrial Occupant Scenarios Provided in NUREG/CR-5512 - draft (.PDF, 6.14 MB)
NUREG-5849 Manual for Conducting Radiological Surveys in Support of License Termination (.PDF, 8.14 MB)
NMSS Consolidated Decommissioning Guidance, NUREG 1757

Orders, Technical Standards, Implementation Guides - Both the new series and draft series directives have useful documents. In each case, series 400 is probably the most helpful. The draft 400 series includes, among other things, the draft DOE Implementation Guides for 10 CFR 835.
Search for DOE Documents - General

AAPM Newsletter
American Journal of Roentgenology
ICRU News
IAEA Bulletin - Quarterly Journal
Institute of Physics - full text versions of selected feature articles from several physics journals
Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics
Journal of Nuclear Medicine
NRC Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards (NMSS) Licensee Newsletter

Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute (AFRRI)
CDC - Radiation Emergency Response
Chemical/Biological/Radiological Incident Handbook
DoD Nuclear Weapons Accident Response Procedures
DOT Transportation Emergency Management
EPA’s Radiological Emergency Response Program
FEMA Emergency Management Institute - check out independent study link especially modules IS-3, IS-195, IS-301, Q-534
FEMA US Fire Administration
Making the Nation Safer: The Role of Science and Technology in Countering Terrorism
National Radiological Emergency Preparedness Conference - Information and Proceedings
NRC Response to Emergencies
Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site (REAC/TS)

DOE Environmental Regulatory Guide for Radiological Effluent Monitoring and Environmental Surveillance (.PDF, 1 MB)
EPA’s RadNet Quarterly Data Reports - nationwide radionuclide concentrations in milk, air and water
EPA’s Characterization and Monitoring– Technology Tools - info regarding water and soil sampling as well as related subjects
EPA Region IV’s Field Branches Quality System and Technical Procedures
Los Alamos NEWNET Program Data - Meteorological and exposure rate data - continuous monitoring data from pressurized ion chambers in vicinity of Los Alamos national Lab and several other locals

Gamquest - Software can be downloaded or run online using a guest account. Identifies nuclides emitting gamma rays in specified energy range.
Specific Gamma Ray Dose Constants for Nuclides Important to Dosimetry and Radiological Assessment by Laurie Unger and D.K. Trubey. ORNL/RSIC-45/RI

Glossary from IonActive
Why Did They Call It That? - The Origin of Selected Radiological and Nuclear Terms

Radionuclide Half-Life Measurements Made at the National Institute of Standards and Technology

ORAU Health Physics Instrumentation Museum Library Library
Los Alamos History Page
Los Alamos History Page - Resources and Documents
Marie Curie and the NBS Radium Standards
On-line Scientifique Instrument catalogs from the 1800s and early 1900s
Origin of the Radiation Warning Symbol - by Paul Frame
Radioactive Curative Devices and Spas (story about radioactive quack cures) - by Paul Frame
Why Did They Call It That? - The Origin of Selected Radiological and Nuclear Terms - by Paul Frame

NASA Radiation Effects and Analysis
Nuclide Safety Data Sheets - North Carolina Chapter of the Health Physics Society
Radiopharmaceutical Package Inserts
Terrestrial Gamma Radioactivity Maps

Cosmic Radiation - NASA
Evaluations of Guidelines for Exposures to Technologically Enhanced Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials - NAS Publication 1999
Natural radionuclide concentrations in materials processed in the chemical industry and the related radiological impact - European Commission Publication (.PDF, 336 KB)
NORMSolutions

Periodic Table with Environmental/Health Information

AAPM Medical Physics Virtual Library (includes lecture series)
FDA Center for Devices and Radiological Health
FDA recent additions and Federal Register notices

Code of Federal Regulations (CFRs)

CAP88 - EPA Environmental Pathways Analyses Computer Codes
DCAL – EPA software system for the calculation of tissue dose and subsequent health risk from intakes of radionuclides or exposure to radionuclides
Gamquest - Software can be downloaded or run online using a guest account. Identifies nuclides emitting gamma rays in specified energy range.
IREP - an interactive radioepidemiological program for estimating the probability of cancer causation for exposures to radiation
MARSSIMPower2000
RADAR Medical Procedure Dose Calculator
Radioactivity Calculator
The REMIT System - NRC REMIT software for occupational exposure data reports
RESRAD, RESRAD-Build and RESRAD Recycle supporting documentation - DOE developed software for calculating doses to public from residual contamination in buildings, soil, and recycled materials
SADA (Spatial Analysis and Decision Assistance)
SRIM - IBM software for calculating range of ions in matter
VARSKIN
Visual Monte Carlo Program

Off-Site Source Recovery Programat LANL

DOT Clarification and Interpretation Letters - DOT clarifies regulations ordered by section. Very useful.
Extensive Collection of Links - Radwaste.org
NUREG-1608 Categorizing and Transporting Low Specific Activity Materials and Surface Contaminated Objects (.PDF, 4.03 MB)
NUREG-1660, “U.S. Specific Schedules of Requirements for Transport of Specified Types of Radioactive Material Consignments” (.PDF, 243 KB)
NUREG-5502, “Engineering Drawings for 10 CFR 71 Package Approvals” (.PDF, 660 KB)
NUREG-6407, “Classification of Transportation Packaging and Dry Spent Fuel Storage System Components According to Importance to Safety” (.PDF, 579 KB)
RAMPAC - DOE Radioactive Materials Packaging website

Uranium Hexafluoride - a Manual of Good Handling Practices

X-Ray Emission Lines (.PDF, 102 KB)

Health Physics Resources

Impact Areas

Absorption/Attenuation Coefficients

Accelerators

Agencies, Organizations, & Societies - International

Agencies, Organizations, & Societies - United States

Air Sampling

Atomic Museums

Atomic/Nuclear Data

BEIR and UNSCEAR Reports

Chart of the Nuclides

Criticality

Decay Data

Decontamination and Decommissioning (D&D)

Department of Energy

Dosimetry

Electronic Journals and Newsletters

Emergency Response

Environmental

EPA

Epidemiology

Gamma Rays

Glossaries

Half Lives

History

Journals

Miscellaneous

Natural Radioactivity

Neutrons

NRC

Nuclear Medicine

Nuclear Power and Reactors

NUREGs

Periodic Table

Photo Collections

Radiation Safety Programs

Radiology and Medical Physics

Radon

Regulations

Respiratory Protection

Software (Free)

Source Information

Student Information

Transportation

Uranium

U.S. State Radiological Control Programs

Waste - Radioactive

X-Rays