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Will Gibbons and the MHPS Board
Hello Medical Health Physics Section (MHPS) members! We are excited to announce a lunch and learn. "Can We Really Shed the Lead? Evaluation of an 'Apron-Free' Radiation Protection System" by Matt Vanderhoek, PhD, DABR, will be held 21 March 2025 at 12 noon Eastern. Details for the webinar are soon to follow.
Additionally, the MHPS board is soliciting volunteers to join task groups for current and upcoming Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) rulemaking topics and collection of industry best practices. The board of the MHPS has been working with the board of the Health Physics Society (HPS) to best serve as medical health physics subject-matter experts with the intent of preparing statements and material for use by the Board of the HPS (as needed), and we want to ensure the voices of our entire membership are heard in the statements.
Multiple task groups will be formed based on pending rulemaking activities by the NRC and membership needs, including:
- Extravasations.
- Patient release guidance (8.39 rev. 2).
- Rb-82 Generators, Emerging Technologies, and other uses.
- Research radiopharmaceutical best practices (non-rulemaking).
- Other (suggest a topic).
If interested, please send a short biosketch outlining your relevant experience, availability, and ranked task group preference to MHPS President Will Gibbons and/or MHPS President-elect Diana Thompson. Depending on the level of interest, the board may assign task group members and alternates, or members may serve on several task groups as your schedule permits. Please be able to commit a few hours per month to ensure working group efficiency.
If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to reach out!
Target – 8 to 10 members per working group (including at least one board member of MHPS and one board member of HPS).