The Bureau of Radiological Health develops and carries out a national program to
control unnecessary human exposure to potentially hazardous ionizing and nonionizing
radiations and to ensure the safe, efficacious use of such radiations. The Bureau publishes
the results of its work in scientific journals and in its own technical reports.
These reports provide a mechanism for disseminating results of ~ureau and contractor
projects. They are distributed to Federal, State, and local governments; industry; hospitals;
the medical profession; educators; researchers; libraries; professional and trade organizations; the press; and others. The reports are sold by the Government Printing Office and/or
the National Technical Information Service.
The Bureau also makes its technical reports available to the World Health Organization.
Under a memorandum of agreement between WHO and the Department of Health,
Education, and Welfare, three WHO Collaborating Centers have been established within the
Bureau of Radiological Health, FDA:
WHO Collaborating Center for Standardization of Protection Against Nonionizing
Radiations;
WHO Collaborating Center for Training and General Tasks in Radiation Medicine; and
WHO Collaborating Center for Nuclear Medicine.
Please report errors or omissions to the Bureau. Your comments and requests for
further information are also encouraged.
bureau of radiological health
John~!!~
Director
Bureau of Radiological Health