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Jason Davis named health physicist for ORISE REAC/TS facility

Posted at 12:50 pm December 27, 2017
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

Jason Davis, health physicist at the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site, received the 2017 Elda E. Anderson Award from the Health Physics Society earlier this year. He is pictured with his wife, Samantha. (Photo by ORAU)

Jason Davis, health physicist at the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site, received the 2017 Elda E. Anderson Award from the Health Physics Society earlier this year. He is pictured with his wife, Samantha. (Photo by ORAU)

Award-winning health physicist has worked at ORAU since 2009

Jason Davis has been named health physicist for the Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site, a world-renowned U.S. Department of Energy asset located at the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education and managed by ORAU.

Davis is a highly regarded health physicist, bringing more than 14 years of experience in health physics and radiological engineering to REAC/TS, a press release said. He has worked in academia as well as for DOE and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. His primary area of interest is internal dosimetry, and he has experience in external dosimetry, diagnostic medical imaging, radiation biology, and radiation protection.

REAC/TS is a deployable DOE asset and a leader in emergency medical response to radiological/nuclear incidents, the press release said. The REAC/TS team provides emergency response, advice, and consultation for the National Nuclear Security Administration’s Office of Counterterrorism and Counterproliferation. REAC/TS also offers continuing education for medical personnel, emergency planners, and others on the medical management of radiological/nuclear incidents, as well as decontamination techniques, through instructional and hands-on education. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, National Nuclear Security Administration, Oak Ridge Associated Universities, Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education, U.S. Department of Energy Tagged With: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, diagnostic medical imaging, DOE, emergency medical response, external dosimetry, health physicist, internal dosimetry, Jason Davis, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, National Nuclear Security Administration, Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education, Office of Counterterrorism and Counterproliferation, ORAU, ORISE, radiation biology, Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site, radiation protection, radiological/nuclear incidents, REAC/TS, U.S. Department of Energy

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