VA has developed the following materials for Veterans and health care providers about radiation and health problems from exposure. The materials are not copyrighted and may be reproduced.
Newsletters – Ionizing Radiation Review
The Ionizing Radiation Review newsletters provide information to Veterans and their families concerned about the health risks of exposure to ionizing radiation during military service. The newsletters provide information on possible long-term health problems from ionizing radiation exposure and VA benefits and services.
The Ionizing Radiation Review is produced by VA's Radiation and Physical Exposures Service.
Subscribe to the Ionizing Radiation Review newsletter.
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The Are YOU an Atomic Veteran? brochure (2011) (1.2 MB, PDF) provides information about eligibility for VA compensation and medical care for Atomic Veterans who have a related disease. Also included: information on dose reconstruction, determination on medical claims, Department of Justice’s Radiation Exposure Compensation Program, Ionizing Radiation Registry Program, and more.
The Environmental Health Registry Programs for Veterans brochure (495 KB, PDF) provides an overview of five VA health registry programs that track the health of Veterans exposed to environmental hazards during military service: Ionizing Radiation, Agent Orange, Gulf War, Depleted Uranium, and Toxic Embedded Fragments.
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Clinical Education Guide – A Guide to Radiation and Veterans' Health (Veterans Health Initiative)
Veterans and Radiation, a Veterans Health Initiative independent study guide, provides clinicians an overview of issues facing Veteran patients who may have been exposed to radiation during military service.
The guide covers effects of:
- Ionizing radiation in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, in U.S. atmospheric nuclear weapons tests that ended in 1962, and in small amounts in depleted uranium used in the Gulf War
- Non-ionizing radiation from radar and other sources
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