Formed in 1956, the Health Physics Society (HPS) is a scientific organization of professionals dedicated to radiation safety. For persons looking to go into this field, their website is chock full of relevant materials. On their homepage, visitors can use one of ten sections (including "Teachers" and "Students") to locate high-quality information on the world of radiation and radiation safety. Many visitors will find the "Fact Sheets" area to be quite useful, and it contains publications like "Environmental Radiation", "Food Irradiation", and "Radiation Exposure and Pregnancy". Students of this field will want to click on over to the "College Students" area. Here they will find information about fellowship and other study opportunities. Also, visitors can learn about the HPS's professional meetings and outreach activities via the "Public and Media" area.
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