| Emergency radiobioassay preparedness exercises through the nist radiochemistry intercomparison program. | |
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PMID: 21709505 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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The present challenge for the international emergency radiobioassay community is to analyze contaminated samples rapidly while maintaining high quality results. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) runs a radiobioassay measurement traceability testing program to evaluate the radioanalytical capabilities of participating laboratories. The NIST Radiochemistry Intercomparison Program (NRIP) started more than 10 years ago, and emergency performance testing was added to the program seven years ago. Radiobioassay turnaround times under the NRIP program for routine production and under emergency response scenarios are 60 d and 8 h, respectively. Because measurement accuracy and sample turnaround time are very critical in a radiological emergency, response laboratories' analytical systems are best evaluated and improved through traceable Performance Testing (PT) programs. The NRIP provides participant laboratories with metrology tools to evaluate their performance and to improve it. The program motivates the laboratories to optimize their methodologies and minimize the turnaround time of their results. Likewise, NIST has to make adjustments and periodical changes in the bioassay test samples in order to challenge the participating laboratories continually. With practice, radioanalytical measurements turnaround time can be reduced to 3-4 h. |
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Svetlana Nour; Jerry Larosa; Kenneth G W Inn |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Health physics Volume: 101 ISSN: 1538-5159 ISO Abbreviation: Health Phys Publication Date: 2011 Aug |
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Created Date: 2011-06-28 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 2985093R Medline TA: Health Phys Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 170-5 Citation Subset: IM |
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* National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Gaithersburg, Maryland, USA. |
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