GHSI emergency radionuclide bioassay laboratory network – summary of the second exercise

Result code in IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F86652052%3A_____%2F17%3AN0000053" target="_blank" >RIV/86652052:_____/17:N0000053 - isvavai.cz</a>

Result on the web

<a href="https://academic.oup.com/rpd/article/174/4/449/2527824" target="_blank" >https://academic.oup.com/rpd/article/174/4/449/2527824</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/rpd/ncw254" target="_blank" >10.1093/rpd/ncw254</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

GHSI emergency radionuclide bioassay laboratory network – summary of the second exercise

Original language description

The Global Health Security Initiative (GHSI) established a laboratory network within the GHSI community to develop collective surge capacity for radionuclide bioassay in response to a radiological or nuclear emergency as a means of enhancing response capability. GHSI in collaboration with other organisations conducted an exercise to test the laboratories (18) for their capabilities in in vitro assay of biological samples, using a urine sample spiked with radionuclides (90Sr, 106Ru, 137Cs, and 239Pu). Laboratories were required to submit their reports within 72 h following receipt of the sample, to identify and quantify the radionuclides in the sample, as well as the bioassay results with a 95% confidence interval. All of the participating laboratories identified and measured all or some of the radionuclides. However, gaps were identified in both the procedures used to assay multiple radionuclides in one sample, as well as in the methods or techniques used to assay specific radionuclides in urine. Two-third of the participating laboratories had difficulties in determining all the radionuclides in the sample. Results from this exercise indicate that challenges remain with respect to ensuring that results are delivered in a timely, consistent and reliable manner. Laboratories within the networks are encouraged to work together to develop and maintain collective capabilities and capacity for emergency bioassay, which is an important component of radiation emergency response.

Czech name

—

Czech description

—

Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

—

OECD FORD branch

10511 - Environmental sciences (social aspects to be 5.7)

Project

—

Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2017

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

ISSN

0144-8420

e-ISSN

—

Volume of the periodical

174

Issue of the periodical within the volume

4

Country of publishing house

GB - UNITED KINGDOM

Number of pages

8

Pages from-to

449-456

UT code for WoS article

000402052400002

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85044238761