Vision: Enhance the quality of life of all people in Oregon by maintaining a high level of responsiveness to our customers while protecting them from unnecessary radiation.

Mission: Promote the health and safety of the people in Oregon by protecting them from unnecessary radiation exposure.

Radiation Protection Services accomplishes this mission by:

• Establishing, adopting, and maintaining radiation protection standards for x-ray equipment and other radiation monitoring devices, radioactive materials, and tanning beds.
• Providing technical assistance to users of radioactive materials and radiation-emitting devices.
• Conducting environmental radiological surveillance.
• Assuring that local emergency response systems have trained first responders and calibrated radiation detection equipment.
• Providing 24-hour, 365-day on-call staff to respond to radiological emergencies and follow-up investigations.
• Providing information to educate the public and occupational groups on radiation hazards and methods for exposure reduction.
• Providing technical assistance to the public regarding radon.