​​​​Scope: Health Physics, first published in 1958, provides the latest research to a wide variety of radiation safety professionals including health physicists, nuclear chemists, medical physicists, and radiation safety officers with interests in nuclear and radiation science. The Journal allows professionals in these and other disciplines in science and engineering to stay on the cutting edge of scientific and technological advances in the field of radiation safety. The Journal publishes original papers, technical notes, articles on advances in practical applications, editorials, and correspondence. Journal articles report on the latest findings in theoretical, practical, and applied disciplines of epidemiology and radiation effects, radiation biology and radiation science, radiation ecology, and related fields.

Official Journal of the Health Physics Society

Mission: Health Physics publishes impactful and high-quality research related to radiation safety and protection of workers, the public, and the environment. The Journal is committed to publishing on innovative topics and research that influence the future practice, science, and technological advances in the field of radiation safety.

Vision: Health Physics will be the top source of radiation safety and protection information for health physicists, radiation professionals, and other specialists in related fields.

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