Health Physics, first published in 1958, provides the latest research to a wide variety of radiation safety professionals including health physicists, nuclear chemists, medical physicists, and radiation safety officers with interests in nuclear and radiation science. The Journal allows professionals in these and other disciplines in science and engineering to stay on the cutting edge of scientific and technological advances in the field of radiation safety. The Journal publishes original papers, technical notes, articles on advances in practical applications, editorials, and correspondence. Journal articles report on the latest findings in theoretical, practical, and applied disciplines of epidemiology and radiation effects, radiation biology and radiation science, radiation ecology, and related fields.

《Health Physics》是一本由LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS出版商出版的专业医学期刊，该刊创刊于1958年，刊期Monthly，该刊已被国际权威数据库SCI、SCIE收录。在中科院最新升级版分区表中，该刊分区信息为大类学科：医学 4区，小类学科：环境科学 4区；核科学技术 4区；公共卫生、环境卫生与职业卫生 4区；核医学 4区；在JCR（Journal Citation Reports）分区等级为Q1。该刊发文范围涵盖环境科学等领域，旨在及时、准确、全面地报道国内外环境科学工作者在该领域取得的最新研究成果、工作进展及学术动态、技术革新等，促进学术交流，鼓励学术创新。2021年影响因子为2.922，平均审稿速度一般,3-8周。