Advisory Committee on the Medical Uses of Isotopes: Meeting Notice

الملخص

NRC will convene a meeting of the Advisory Committee on the Medical Uses of Isotopes (ACMUI) on May 24-25, 2010. A sample of agenda items to be discussed during the public session includes: (1) Updates on 10 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Parts 35 and 37 rulemakings; (2) information on the issue of patient release following administration of iodine 131; (3) updates on the medical isotope shortage; (4) updates on the prostate brachytherapy medical events that occurred at the Veteran's Affairs Medical Center in Philadelphia; (5) a subcommittee report on permanent implant brachytherapy; (6) a discussion on safety culture in medical practices; (7) an update on the status of the technical basis to support Part 35 rulemaking addressing the issues of grandfathering certified medical physicists; (8) information on the International Atomic Energy Agency's revision to Draft Safety Requirements DS379; (9) a subcommittee report on byproduct material events for fiscal year 2010; and (10) an issue regarding signatures for post-implant written directives for yttrium 90 microspheres procedures. A copy of the agenda will be available at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/acmui/agenda