Radiation
Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site - http://www.orau.gov/reacts/
REAC/TS is part of the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education. Trains,
consults, or assists in response to all types of radiation accidents or incidents. Provides guidance,
resources and links. |
U.S.
EPA Radiation Protection Division - http://www.epa.gov/radiation/
Information and educational materials. About radiological topics in general, plus
EPA's activities in protecting the public and the environment from exposure, cleaning up
radioactively contaminated sites, and participating in radiological emergency preparedness and
response. |
Radiation and Health Physics - http://www.umich.edu/~radinfo/
Information and links from the University of Michigan health physics
students. |
Radiation
Safety Information Computational Center - http://www-rsicc.ornl.gov/
The Radiation Safety Information Computational Center (RSICC) is a Specialized
Information Analysis Center (SIAC) authorized to collect, analyze, maintain, and distribute
computer software and data sets in the areas of radiation transport and
safety. |
Multi-Agency Radiation Survey and Site Investigation Manual (MARSSIM) - http://www.epa.gov/radiation/marssim/
U.S. multi-agency (EPA, NRC, DOE) consensus document that provides information on
planning, conducting, evaluating, and documenting environmental radiological surveys of surface soil
and building surfaces for demonstrating compliance with regulations. |
DOE
Openness: Human Radiation Experiments - http://tis.eh.doe.gov/ohre/
The Office of Human Radiation Experiments, established in March 1994, leads the
Department of Energy's efforts to tell the agency's Cold War story of radiation research using human
subjects. Identifies and catalogs relevant historical documents from records scattered across the
country. |
Health
Physics - http://www.health-physics.com/
Journal of the Health Physics Society. Provides abstracts and information about
online subscription, services and author submission materials. |
Radiation
Effects Research Foundation - http://www.rerf.or.jp/
Private, nonprofit Japanese foundation, supported by the U.S. and Japan
governments, that conducts research and studies on the effects of radiation exposure on humans with a
view toward contributing to the maintenance of the health and welfare of atomic-bomb survivors and to
the enhancement of the health of all people. Laboratories in Hiroshima and
Nagasaki. |
Radiation Information Network - http://www.physics.isu.edu/radinf/index.html
Idaho State University site provides information on radiation and its effects and
the professions of Radiation Protection. |
University of
Illinois Radiation Safety - http://www.ehs.uiuc.edu/rss/index.htm
Provides resources, training information, faqs and online safety
manual. |
National
Radiological Protection Board - http://www.nrpb.org/
Explains the role of the NRPB, a UK statutory body providing research and advice
on protecting people from radiation hazards. Includes glossary of terms, information on several
radiological topics, publications and services, training and customer
support. |
NEWNET:
Neighborhood Environmental Watch Network - http://newnet.lanl.gov/
Access radiological and meteorological data from monitoring sites in New Mexico,
Nevada, Utah, Alaska, and Mississippi. |
Radiation and Life - http://www.uic.com.au/ral.htm
Short introduction to the subject. |
U.S. NRC
Radiation Protection - http://www.nrc.gov/what-we-do/radiation/about-radiation.html
Nuclear Regulatory Commission information on health physics topics, dose standards
and emergency response. |
NukeWorker.com - http://www.nukeworker.com
Discussion, study materials, and employment information for workers in the nuclear
power industry, primarily geared towards Health Physics Technician / Radiological Control Technicians
(RCT). |
New Jersey State Radiation Protection Programs - http://www.state.nj.us/dep/rpp/index.htm
Information on state radiological regulatory programs, radiation safety in
medicine and the environment. Nuclear reactor safety in New Jersey and related
topics. |
How Stuff Works:
Nuclear Radiation - http://www.howstuffworks.com/nuclear.htm
Tutorial on ionizing radiation and how it affects all living
organisms. |
Useful
Radiation Safety Sites and References - http://www.radiation.org.uk/
Directory of websites with information on radiation safety, (both ionizing and
non-ionising); advice on radiation protection; and links to UK legislation. |
Nick's World Collection of Radiation
Links - http://www.eneabba.net/radlinks/index.html
Large collection of 'radiation-related' links (not all of them very
radiation-related) from all over, organized by country. Also a technical paper on technological
enhancement of natural radioactivity (TENORM). |
Ionizing Radiation Risks - http://www.foe.arc.net.au/kohnlein/kohnlein.html
Estimates of exposure to low-level ionizing radiation and related topics by
Wolfgang Kohnlein. |
Radnet - http://www.davistownmuseum.org/cbm/
Information about past releases and dispersion of radionuclides in the
biosphere. |
Eneabba
Walkabout - http://www.eneabba.net/
Problems with the technological enhancement of natural radioactivity and about
1,000 'radiation-related' links to about 170 countries |
Ionising radiation and
health risk analysis - http://www.abelard.org/briefings/ionising-radiation.asp
Simple to understand and user-friendly introduction to basic radiation concepts
and health risk assessments. |
Health Effects of Ionizing Radiation - http://www.ccnr.org/ceac_B.html
A comprehensive report from the Canadian Environmental Advisory Council on the
biological effects of radiation. Genetic damage, latency of cancer, units of exposure, biological
effectiveness of radiation. |
Technologically-Enhanced Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material
(TENORM) - http://www.tenorm.com/
Extensive source of information on natural radioactivity in the environment, as
well as on issues related to NORM waste materials. |
U.S. Solar
Radiation Resource Maps - http://rredc.nrel.gov/solar/old_data/nsrdb/redbook/atlas/Table.html
Features maps which show general trends in the amount of solar radiation received
in the United States and its territories. Viewable by data type, by month, or by instrument
orientation. |
IonActive
Consulting - http://www.ionactive.co.uk/
Provides a radiological (health physics) service to small users of ionizing
radiation (mainly in the UK). Description of services. |
NIOSH Occupational Energy Research Program - http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/oeindex.html
Research program on risks of occupational exposure to ionizing
radiation. |
Radioactivity in
Norway's Marine Environment - http://www.nrpa.no/dokumentarkiv/StralevernRapport06_2002.pdf
Norwegian Ministry of Environment information on technetium in coastal waters and
biota. [PDF] |
Radiation Safety Resources - http://www.philrutherford.com/radiationsafety.html
Resources in health physics and radiation safety. Focus on radiation cleanup
standards and risk of low level radiation. |
Biological Effects of UV Radiation from Radioisotopes - http://members.rediff.com/raomap123/bioeffectsofuvfromradioisotopes/uvdosi
metry.htm
Research paper on emission of UV radiation from radioisotopes discovered recently
by the author. Its biological effects, when administered in to the body as radiopharmaceutical was
dealt with in this paper presented in 1999 at JNU, New Delhi. |
Louisville Background Radiation Monitor - http://www.louisvilleradiation.net
An online geiger counter and statistics package providing background radiation
data in Louisville, KY. |
Radiation Injury - http://www.merck.com/pubs/mmanual_home/sec24/279.htm
Overview and fact sheet from the Merck Manual Home
Edition. |
Medical Health Physics Section - http://hps.org/mhps/documents.htm
Medical Health Physics Section of the HPS. Information resources for medical
health physicists. |
Ionizing Radiation Standards, Canadian Institute for National Measurement
Standards - http://www.cisti.nrc.ca/inms/irs/irsei.html
Conducts research and development on measurement of ionizing radiation and provides services such as calibrations, consultation and training to the medical, physics, cancer radiotherapy, radiation protection, international standards, and industrial communities. |
Low-dose
Radiation Effects - http://www.magma.ca/~mitchel
Canadian Radiobiologist, Dr. Ron Mitchel, describes the latest scientific research
showing how low doses of radiation can prevent cancer and birth defects. |
