Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Air and Radiation (OAR), EPA-WHO Collaborative Effort to Protect Human Health and the Environment

Through its Federal Guidance authority, EPA is responsible for providing guidance to health care facilities on radiation protection standards and practices.

The World Health Organization is using funds from EPA to develop an educational tool for medical professionals in an effort to reduce unnecessary exposure from pediatric imaging.

Improved digital imaging techniques such as computed tomography have been accompanied by a dramatic rise in medical doses to the public. These funds will be used for physician pilot testing and feedback and to develop supporting outreach materials.