Responding to national needs :

Schooley, James F.

doi:10.6028/nist.sp.955

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“…These recollections are on ionizing radiation programs at the National Bureau of Standards (NBS) that started in 1928 [ 1 , 2 ] and ended in 1988 when NBS became the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) [ 3 ]. The Council on Ionizing Radiation Measurements and Standards (CIRMS) organized by scientists in the fields of industrial radiation processing, medical radiation, the radiation protection of people, and the environment, was formed four years later [ 4 ].…”

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Recollections on Sixty Years of NBS Ionizing Radiation Programs for Energetic X Rays and Electrons

2006

J. Res. Natl. Inst. Stand. Technol.

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These recollections are on ionizing radiation programs at the National Bureau of Standards (NBS) that started in 1928 and ended in 1988 when NBS became the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). The independent Council on Ionizing Radiation Measurements and Standards (CIRMS) was formed in 1992. This article focuses on how measurements and standards for x rays, gamma rays, and electrons with energies above 1 MeV began at NBS and how they progressed. It also suggests how the radiation processors of materials and foods, the medical radiographic and radiological industries, and the radiological protection interests of the government (including homeland security) represented in CIRMS can benefit from NIST programs.

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confidence: 99%

Recollections on Sixty Years of NBS Ionizing Radiation Programs for Energetic X Rays and Electrons

2006

J. Res. Natl. Inst. Stand. Technol.

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NIST physical standards for DNA‐based medical testing

Barker¹,

Watson²,

Ticehurst³

et al. 2002

Clinical Laboratory Analysis

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As DNA and RNA become major targets for clinical laboratory analysis, benchmark reagents will play an increasingly important role in standardization. Reliable national and international nucleic acid standards promote automation and third-party reimbursement for clinical testing. Furthermore, nucleic acid standards provide materials for quality assurance and quality control (QA/QC), and proficiency testing. Standard methods and training initially evolved from consensus guidelines endorsed by professional societies and governmental agencies. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), a nonregulatory agency of the U.S. Department of Commerce, develops and certifies physical and chemical standards in support of national commerce, manufacturing, and science. In its role supporting U.S. science and industry, the NIST responds to specific standards needs, most recently for medically and biologically important analytes. Broad-based consensus developed through interdisciplinary NIST workshops initiated development of NIST-certified DNA standards. Such materials serve the diagnostic community and help manufacturers benchmark a variety of DNA diagnostic testing platforms. Here we summarize the NIST experience and programs for development of national standards for DNA-based medical diagnostic testing.

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