The review experts are expected to solicit briefings from several quarters: from DOE, NIH, the Office of Management and Budget and congressional staff on the study charge and expectations for the final report; from subject matter experts on nuclear medicine research trends, needs and opportunities, isotope production and shortages in trained personnel; from DOE staff and selected investigators on the Medical Applications and Measurement Science program; and from NIH staff and selected investigators on radiotracer and radiopharmaceutical needs for research and clinical practice.
*Academy of Radiology Research Representation
The Academy of Radiology Research is also well represented on the committee, with Academy Executive Committee member Hedvig Hricak, MD, PhD, serving as Chair and former Academy President C. Douglas Maynard, MD, as a member. At the first meeting on June 12, Dr. Richard Wahl, the Henry N. Wagner, Jr. Professor of Nuclear Medicine at Johns Hopkins University, spoke on behalf of the Academy.
For more information about the National Academies review, including a list of committee members and the meeting agenda, go to http://www8.nationalacademies.org/cp/projectview.aspx?key=48654
Back to HCB News
