The possibility that health effects might occur at small doses should not be entirely discounted. The
Health Physics Society also recognizes the practical advantages of the linear, no-threshold hypothesis
to the practice of radiation protection. Nonetheless, risk assessment at low doses should focus on
establishing a range of health outcomes in the dose range of interest and acknowledge the possibility of
zero health effects. These assessments can be used to inform decision making with respect to cleanup of
sites contaminated with radioactive material, disposition of slightly radioactive material, transport of
radioactive material, etc.