Activities of ISO Working Group 18: Biological and Physical Retrospective Dosimetry
Biological and physical retrospective dosimetry for ionizing radiation exposure is a rapidly growing field, and several methods for performing biological and physical retrospective dosimetry have been developed to provide absorbed dose estimates for individuals after occupational, accidental, intentional, and incidental exposures to ionizing radiation. In large-scale radiological/nuclear incidents, multiple retrospective dosimetry laboratories from several countries may be involved in providing timely dose estimates for effective medical management of several thousand exposed individuals. In such scenarios, the harmonization of methods among participating laboratories is crucial for consistency in data analysis, dose estimation, and medical decision-making. In this regard, ISO documents ensure that these practices are standardized globally across the laboratories by providing quality assurance and quality control documentation that guide laboratories in maintaining high-quality performance for consistency. With the intent of bringing standardization and harmonization of biological and physical retrospective dosimetry methodologies across national and international laboratories, the ISO working group 18 (WG18) was established under ISO/TC85/SC2 (Technical Committee 85, Subcommittee 2-Radiation Protection) in 1999. This manuscript summarizes some of the past, current, and future activities of WG18 on biological and physical retrospective dosimetry.
Authors
- F. Trompier (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8776-6572)
- Ghazi Alsbeih (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2128-6293)
- Michael Fenech (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8466-0991)
- A. Romanyukha
- Elizabeth A. Ainsbury (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8076-6978)
- Mercedes Moreno Domene
- Adayabalam S. Balajee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9957-1513)
- Juan S. Martínez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2134-6900)
- Ruth C. Wilkins (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9621-477X)
- David Endesfelder
- Georgia I. Terzoudi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6213-5072)
- Ursula Oestreicher
- Maurizio Marrale (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0091-3243)
- D. Regulla
- Tomisato Miura (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3104-2134)
- Harold M. Swartz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6057-6587)
- Eric Grégoire (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1859-3727)
- William F. Blakely (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8969-3330)
- Mayra Deminge
- Yumiko Suto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6172-8666)
- Shin Toyoda
- Maria Jesus Prieto
- Sylwester Sommer
- Jim Herrold
- Stephen Pecoskie
Institutions
- Dartmouth College (US)
- Oak Ridge Associated Universities (US)
- University of Wyoming (US)
- Health Canada (CA)
- Institut de Radioprotection et de Sûreté Nucléaire (FR)
- Okayama University of Science (JP)
- Hirosaki University (JP)
- Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (US)
- University of South Australia (AU)
- Environment Agency (GB)
- National Centre of Scientific Research "Demokritos" (GR)
- Pakistan Nuclear Regulatory Authority (PK)
- King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre (SA)
- Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón (ES)
- Instytut Chemii i Techniki Jądrowej (PL)
- Nuclear Regulatory Authority of the Slovak Republic (SK)
- National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology (JP)
- Wyoming Department of Education (US)
- Institut für Urheber- und Medienrecht (DE)
- Federal Office for Radiation Protection (DE)
- Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1017/dmp.2025.10095
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.88
Funders
- U.S. Department of Defense
- Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences