Listen in to this episode of the Veterans Health Matters podcast to hear Danny McClung, Heath Physicist and Radiological Consultant for VA’s Post Deployment Health Services (PHDS), provides an overview of Radiation Exposure, the difference between ionizing and non-ionizing radiation, the Ionizing Radiation Health Registry, as well as specific incidents and clean-up efforts.  <br /><b></b><br /><b>RESOURCES</b><br />VET-HOME portal <a href="https://vethome.va.gov/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://vethome.va.gov/</a><br /><br />VET-HOME support: 1-833-MEE-VTHM or 1-833-633-8846 Ionizing Radiation Registry: <a href="https://www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/radiation/benefits/registry-exam.asp" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/radiation/benefits/registry-exam.asp</a>  <br /><br />About VET-HOME: <a href="https://www.publichealth.va.gov/VET-HOME/index.asp" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.publichealth.va.gov/VET-HOME/index.asp</a><br /><br />About Military Environmental Exposures: <a href="https://www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/index.asp" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/index.asp</a><br /><br />About Radiation: <a href="https://www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/radiation/index.asp" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/radiation/index.asp</a> VA Disability Benefits: <a href="https://www.va.gov/disability/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.va.gov/disability/</a><br /><br />About PACT Act: <a href="https://www.va.gov/resources/the-pact-act-and-your-va-benefits/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.va.gov/resources/the-pact-act-and-your-va-benefits/</a><br /><br />War Related Illness and Injury Study Center (WRIISC) Website: <a href="https://www.warrelatedillness.va.gov/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.warrelatedillness.va.gov/</a><br /><br />WRIISC SharePoint: <a href="https://dvagov.sharepoint.com/sites/vawriisc" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://dvagov.sharepoint.com/sites/vawriisc</a><b></b>

Veterans’ Health Matters

Veterans Health Administration

Radiation Exposure, the Ionizing Radiation Registry, and the PACT Act

OCT 2, 202416 MIN
Veterans’ Health Matters

Radiation Exposure, the Ionizing Radiation Registry, and the PACT Act

OCT 2, 202416 MIN

Description

Listen in to this episode of the Veterans Health Matters podcast to hear Danny McClung, Heath Physicist and Radiological Consultant for VA’s Post Deployment Health Services (PHDS), provides an overview of Radiation Exposure, the difference between ionizing and non-ionizing radiation, the Ionizing Radiation Health Registry, as well as specific incidents and clean-up efforts.  <br /><b></b><br /><b>RESOURCES</b><br />VET-HOME portal <a href="https://vethome.va.gov/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://vethome.va.gov/</a><br /><br />VET-HOME support: 1-833-MEE-VTHM or 1-833-633-8846 Ionizing Radiation Registry: <a href="https://www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/radiation/benefits/registry-exam.asp" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/radiation/benefits/registry-exam.asp</a>  <br /><br />About VET-HOME: <a href="https://www.publichealth.va.gov/VET-HOME/index.asp" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.publichealth.va.gov/VET-HOME/index.asp</a><br /><br />About Military Environmental Exposures: <a href="https://www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/index.asp" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/index.asp</a><br /><br />About Radiation: <a href="https://www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/radiation/index.asp" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/radiation/index.asp</a> VA Disability Benefits: <a href="https://www.va.gov/disability/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.va.gov/disability/</a><br /><br />About PACT Act: <a href="https://www.va.gov/resources/the-pact-act-and-your-va-benefits/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.va.gov/resources/the-pact-act-and-your-va-benefits/</a><br /><br />War Related Illness and Injury Study Center (WRIISC) Website: <a href="https://www.warrelatedillness.va.gov/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.warrelatedillness.va.gov/</a><br /><br />WRIISC SharePoint: <a href="https://dvagov.sharepoint.com/sites/vawriisc" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://dvagov.sharepoint.com/sites/vawriisc</a><b></b>