Press Release-03-162, NRC Invites Nominations for Advisory Committee on Medical Uses of Isotopes

Press Release-03-162: NRC Invites Nominations for Advisory Committee on Medical Uses of Isotopes

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Issue date:	12/12/2003
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NRC NEWS U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Office of Public Affairs Telephone: 301/415-8200 Washington, DC 20555-001 E-mail: opa@nrc.gov Web Site: http://www.nrc.gov/OPA No.03-162 December 12, 2003 NRC INVITES NOMINATIONS FOR ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON MEDICAL USES OF ISOTOPES The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is seeking nominations for the position of Interventional Cardiology Physician on the Advisory Committee on the Medical Uses of Isotopes (ACMUI).

Nominees should be interventional cardiologist physicians with experience in intravascular brachytherapy use of radiation sources. Committee members serve a 3-year term, with possible reappointment to an additional 3-year term.

The ACMUI was established in 1958 and advises NRC on policy and technical issues related to the regulation of the medical use of radioactive material. Responsibilities include providing comments on changes to NRC rules, regulations and guidance documents; evaluating certain non-routine uses of radioactive material; providing technical assistance in licensing, inspection, and enforcement cases; and bringing key issues to the attention of the NRC for appropriate action.

ACMUI members possess the medical and technical skills needed to address evolving issues.

The current committee membership is comprised of the following professionals: (a) nuclear medicine physician; (b) nuclear cardiologist; (c) medical physicist in nuclear medicine, unsealed byproduct material; (d) therapy physicist; (e) radiation safety officer; (f) nuclear pharmacist; (g) two radiation oncologists; (h) patients rights advocate; (i) Food and Drug Administration representative; (j) State government representative; and (k) health care administrator.

Nominees must be U.S. citizens and be able to devote approximately 80 hours9.259259e-4 days <br />0.0222 hours <br />1.322751e-4 weeks <br />3.044e-5 months <br /> per year to committee business. Members who are not Federal employees are compensated for their service and reimbursed for travel, secretarial and correspondence expenses. Members who are full-time Federal employees are reimbursed travel expenses only. Nominees will undergo a security background check and will be required to complete financial disclosure statements to avoid possible conflict-of-interest issues.

Interested candidates should submit four copies of a resumé to the Office of Human Resources, Attn: Ms. Joyce Riner, Mail Stop T2D32, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington D.C.

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Applications will be accepted for 90 days following publication of a call for nominations in the Federal Register, expected shortly. For more information, contact Angela R. Williamson, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington DC 20555. Phone (301) 415-5030; e-mail arw@nrc.gov.