title: Capturing opportunities and meeting challenges in radiation protection.
abstract: This summary of the 2014 Annual Meeting of the National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurement (NCRP) captures the opportunities presented during the Warren K. Sinclair Keynote Address, the Lauriston S. Taylor Lecture, and the six scientific sessions including the subsequent questions and answers. It captures the important issues that emerge in these opportunities and discusses the challenges that they bring to radiation protection. These opportunities arise in the basic sciences; in operational areas such as emerging technologies, preparing for the improbable but possible event, industry and medicine; and in education, communication and policy. The challenges include identifying the most important aspects of radiation protection and measurement, prioritizing them in accordance with the NCRP mission, and gaining support for the activities of the NCRP to address these issues in the fulfillment of its charter.
authors.affiliation: *955 North California Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94303-3407.
authors.forename: Kenneth R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Kase
mesh_terms: D003142:Communication; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources; D006077:Government Agencies; D006283:Health Physics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D011832:Radiation Injuries / Q000517:prevention & control; D011834:Radiation Monitoring; D011835:Radiation Protection / Q000379:methods*; D011853:Radiobiology; D011874:Radiometry; D012106:Research; D012306:Risk; D014481:United States