Description of Collaborative Activity: |
This workgroup was formed as follow-up to the Inaugural Workshop on Isotope Federal Supply and Demand, a workshop now held annually. The workgroup consists of representatives of Federal agencies with the aim of providing a forum for interaction between agencies and departments to communicate about potential shortages of isotopes that are of strategic importance to the nation including the availability of medical isotopes. DOE is charged with the production of isotopes that are not commercially available, and coordinates the informational and production efforts. Dr. Roderic Pettigrew, Director of NIBIB is the NIH point of contact on this topic. The workgroup holds an annual workshop that includes all Federal agencies that use isotopes; the workshop promotes discussion on the use, supply and demand of isotopes in various areas including homeland defense, medicine, agriculture, and basic and applied research, |
Type of Collaborative Activity: |
Committee, Advisory Group, or Work Group
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