Life Sciences Working Group
J. Cessna
jeffrey.cessna@nist.gov
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Gaithersburg, Maryland, 20899–8462, U.S.A.
The purpose of the Life Sciences Working Group is to provide a forum for ICRM members to address radionuclide metrology issues as they relate to the life sciences. Issues may include, but are not limited to: development of methodologies to calibrate short-lived radionuclides of interest in nuclear medicine, measurement of decay properties (half-lives, decay energies and probabilities, etc.) of radionuclides used in nuclear medicine and biological research, development of measurement methodologies for transferring National Measurement Standards to the clinic and research laboratory, and development of methods to perform radioactivity assays of brachytherapy sources. The Working Group will facilitate finding solutions to these problems through workshops, publications, electronic communications (i.e., email), and collaborative work. The Coordinator will maintain communication links between the members and will periodically report to the group new issues and advancements in the field.