McBurney Ruth
*Conference of Radiation Control Program Directors, Inc., 1030 Burlington Lane, Suite 4B, Frankfort, KY 40601.
Health Phys. 2017 Feb;112(2):149-151. doi: 10.1097/HP.0000000000000609.
State radiation control programs are responsible for many aspects of radiation protection under their purview. These may include all aspects of radiation protection for sources of radiation not exclusively under federal control under an agreement with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the use of some sources of radiation not regulated by the federal government, such as radiation machines and naturally occurring radioactive material. The roles of state health physicists are ever-evolving, and the scope of their work is constantly expanding. This has come about most recently due to several factors, including additional federal requirements involving source security, emerging radiation machine technologies, expansion of emergency planning to include terrorist incidents, and more states with issues involving technologically enhanced naturally occurring radioactive material. These changes in the role of state health physicists and the new challenges are adding to the need for health physics resources and knowledge base. Several approaches are being used to address the training needs and technological and regulatory challenges, but these will continue to be needed to meet future workforce needs.
州辐射控制项目负责其职权范围内辐射防护的诸多方面。这些方面可能包括根据与美国核管理委员会达成的协议，对并非完全由联邦控制的辐射源进行辐射防护的所有方面，以及使用一些不受联邦政府监管的辐射源，如辐射机器和天然存在的放射性物质。州健康物理学家的角色在不断演变，其工作范围也在持续扩大。这一情况最近是由多种因素导致的，包括涉及源安全的额外联邦要求、新兴的辐射机器技术、将应急规划扩展至包括恐怖主义事件，以及更多州出现涉及技术强化天然存在放射性物质的问题。州健康物理学家角色的这些变化以及新的挑战增加了对健康物理学资源和知识库的需求。目前正在采用多种方法来满足培训需求以及应对技术和监管方面的挑战，但为满足未来劳动力需求，这些方法仍将不可或缺。
