The Radiation Protection and Shielding Division
of the American Nuclear Society is concerned with radiation protection and
shielding aspects of nuclear science and technology -- including interaction
of nuclear radiation with materials and biological systems, instruments and
techniques for the measurement of nuclear radiation fields, and radiation
shield design and evaluation.
Our next topical will be RPSD 2010, Las Vegas, NV (18-23 Apr 2010). Our last topical meeting,
RPSD 2008 Callaway Gardens, GA, (13-18 Apr 2008) was a great success!
For more information about the RPSD, please see our newsletters or meeting
minutes in the governance
pages.
Do you ever wonder about "ethics" in your profession? If so,
you might be interested in discussion topics from the 2009 Winter Meeting:
professional judgment,
competing choices,
employer pressure,
personal morality/professional ethics, and finally,
due diligence.
Please send suggestions and
comments to Erik Shores, "webmaster"