Radiation Health

Radiation Health Officers (RHOs) provide radiological safety support and guidance to Navy and Marine Corps activities for the protection of workers, the general public, and the environment from exposure to ionizing and non-ionizing radiation.

The Mission: Maintain all personnel exposures as low as reasonably achievable (ALARA)

• Operational Support: nuclear-powered ship and submarine operations, maintenance and repair; radiation monitoring for all Navy and Marine Corps; diagnostic imaging performance for operational platforms afloat and ashore; industrial radiography; nuclear weapons; environmental and preventive medicine; medical intelligence and CBRN planning support; and laser and electromagnetic frequency radiation safety.
• Clinical Support: Ensuring safe use of radioactive materials and machine-produced ionizing and non-ionizing radiation in the clinical environment. Ensuring optimum performance of medical diagnostic imaging and radiation therapy systems.
• Medical Research and Education –Medical Effects of Ionizing Radiation, Radiobiology Research, Medical Effects of Directed Energy, Undersea Medicine and Radiation Health.
• Program Management and Leadership –Naval Dosimetry Center, Navy Radioactive Material Permit Tech Managers, BUMED, NAVSEA, OPNAV, HQUSMC, DTRA.
• Emergency Response to Radiological Incidents

One of the original “plankowners” of the Medical Service Corps, the Radiation Health Officer community is diverse with many accomplishments, a long and distinguished history, a strong reputation, and a very important mission!

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Radiation Health Brochure (Quad Fold) - PDF

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For more information about the Radiation Health Community, please email: 
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