Oak Ridge Associated Universities, Oak Ridge, TN.
Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Center for Radiation Protection Knowledge, Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge, TN.
Health Phys. 2019 Jan;116(1):69-80. doi: 10.1097/HP.0000000000000953.
Radiation protection is foundational to harnessing the societal benefits of radiation in nuclear energy, security, and medicine applications. Significant challenges in radiation protection remain unaddressed for the nuclear fuel cycle, nuclear medicine, emergency response, national defense, and space exploration, as the United States is lacking a coherent research strategy prioritizing radiation protection mission needs and gaps in scientific knowledge to meet these needs. Research and development in the field of radiation protection calls for cooperation among governmental agencies, emergency responders, research organizations, and the academic community. Amidst atrophying national expertise in radiation protection, the Radiation Protection Research Needs Workshop was spearheaded by the Oak Ridge Associated Universities, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and the Health Physics Society. This workshop facilitated critical dialogue among radiation stakeholders in the governmental and scientific communities, including national laboratories, academic institutions, and industry partners. The workshop featured presentations representing 12 federal agencies and breakout sessions involving the identification of scientific drivers by subject matter experts in each of the following areas: new fuel cycles/reactors, dosimetry, medical physics, instrumentation and operations, decontamination and decommissioning, space radiation, national defense, emergency response, environmental modeling, and low-dose effects. The goal of this workshop was to seek stakeholder input toward the development of a national strategic research agenda in the field of radiation protection. Consequently, the Health Physics Society has established a Special Task Force on Health Physics Research Needs, tasked with the prioritization of scientific drivers in radiation protection for the development of a national strategic research agenda.
辐射防护是利用核能、安全和医学应用中的辐射带来社会效益的基础。在美国缺乏优先考虑辐射防护任务需求和满足这些需求的科学知识差距的连贯研究战略的情况下，核燃料循环、核医学、应急响应、国防和太空探索领域的辐射防护仍存在重大挑战。辐射防护领域的研究和开发需要政府机构、应急响应人员、研究组织和学术界之间的合作。在辐射防护国家专业知识萎缩的情况下，由橡树岭联合大学、橡树岭国家实验室和健康物理学学会牵头举办了辐射防护研究需求研讨会。该研讨会促进了政府和科学界中辐射利益相关者之间的重要对话，包括国家实验室、学术机构和行业合作伙伴。研讨会的演讲代表了 12 个联邦机构，并举行了分组会议，涉及到以下领域的主题专家确定科学驱动因素：新燃料循环/反应堆、剂量学、医学物理学、仪器仪表和操作、去污和退役、空间辐射、国防、应急响应、环境建模和低剂量效应。该研讨会的目标是寻求利益相关者的意见，以制定辐射防护领域的国家战略研究议程。因此，健康物理学学会已经成立了一个健康物理学研究需求特别工作组，负责确定辐射防护中的科学驱动因素，以制定国家战略研究议程。
