Manpower Assessment Brief #45: HEALTH PHYSICS Enrollments Decreased at All Levels in 1998.Undergraduate and Master's Degrees Decreased, While Doctoral Degrees Increased Slightly.

Technical Report · Tue May 04 00:00:00 EDT 1999

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6703· OSTI ID:6703

Shirley, Duveen ^[1]

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1. Oak Ridge Inst. for Science and Education (ORISE), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

The "Health Physics Enrollments and Degrees, 1998" survey consisted of 47 institutions (49 programs) offering a major in health physics/radiation protection or radiation health, or an option program equivalent to a major (for example, in radiobiology or biophysics) that prepare the graduates to perform as health physicists. This document provides statistical data on undergraduate and graduate enrollment and degrees, employment or post-graduation plans, and foreign national participation.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE), Oak Ridge, TN
• Sponsoring Organization: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission; USDOE Office of Nuclear Energy, Science and Technology (NE)
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-76OR00033
• OSTI ID: 6703
• Report Number(s): ORISE-98-1421E; ON: DE00006703
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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