Re: More in vivo intercomparisons available

[David Hickman <dhickman@llnl.gov>]

Gene (and Dose-Netters, Radsafers),

As I mentioned, I will be post a set of resources latter on. I consider the
DOE Phantom Library a resource, not a formal intercomparison program with
published results.

There are several good sources in US for calibration tools and resources,
of which, the DOE Phantom Library is one. I will be including it in my list
of resources.



At 04:12 PM 1/29/97 -0800, Eugene H Carbaugh wrote:
>     
>     In addition to the intercomparisons identified by Dave Hickman's 
>     recent posting, the U.S. Department of Energy Phantom Library needs to 
>     be mentioned.  The Phantom Library was established to provide 
>     tissue-substitute calibration phantoms to DOE and DOE-contractor 
>     sites, and other federal agencies throughout the US, and these are 
>     made for the cost of round-trip air transportation.  NON-GOVERNMENT 
>     LOANS CAN BE ARRANGED for a cost-recovery fee from the user.  The 
>     inventory includes NIST-traceable Bottle Manikin Absorption (BOMAB) 
>     phantoms, a Fission Product Phantom, an Am241 bone whole-body phantom, 
>     a Realistic torso phantom with various tissue-equivalent organ inserts 
>     and lung sets, and thyroid phantoms.  The library is operated for the 
>     DOE Office of Worker Protection Programs and Hazards Management 
>     (EH-52) by the Pacific Northwest Natinal Laboratory in Richland, WA.  
>     
>     For information on loans or services, contact Peter Olsen at PNNL, 
>     (509) 372-3333 or e-mail him at pc_olsen@pnl.gov.
>     
>     Gene Carbaugh
>     eh_carbaugh@pnl.gov
>     
>     
>
>
David P. Hickman, Ph.D.
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
dhickman@llnl.gov