{"59844":{"#nid":"59844","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Professor Nolan Hertel Selected To Lead Radiation Commission","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering is\npleased to announce that Professor Nolan Hertel has been selected to chair the\nInternational Commission on Radiation Units and Measurements (ICRU) Report\nCommittee on Operational Radiation Protection Quantities for External\nRadiation.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EDr. Hertel and\nhis committee will produce a report that will generally form the basis for how\nthings are done by radiation professionals, particularly in radiation\nprotection of individuals.\u0026nbsp; During the next three years, the committee will review the current\noperational quantities, their use, and relationship to recent changes in\nproduction quantities.\u0026nbsp; The end\nresult will be a new ICRU report that addresses needed changes in operational\nquantity concepts and definition.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EThe committee will look at the two types of quantities\nspecifically defined for use in radiological protection: protection quantities\nand operational quantities. Protection quantities, which are defined by the\nInternational Commission on Radiological Protection, also referred to as\nprimary limiting quantities, are quantities that relate the \u201crisk\u201d of exposure\nto ionizing radiation taking into account humans as receptors, the different\nradiation sensitivities of various organs and tissues, and the differences in\nradiation qualities.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EOperational quantities, which are defined by the UCRU, are\ndose quantities defined for use in radiation protection measurements for\nexternal exposure. These quantities provide an upper limit for protection\nquantities and are often used in place of protection quantities in practical\napplications and for regulatory purposes.\u0026nbsp;\nOperational quantities are needed for monitoring external exposure\nbecause protection quantities generally are not measurement.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EThe mission of the ICRU is to \u201cdevelop and promulgate\ninternally accepted recommendations on radiation related quantities and units,\nterminology, measurement procedures, and reference data for the safe and\nefficient application of ionizing radiation to medical diagnosis and therapy,\nradiation science and technology, and radiation protection of individuals and\npopulations.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EDr. Hertel is also a member of the International Commission\non Radiological Protection\u2019s (ICRP) Task Group on Dose Calculations, where he\nis helps produce publications recommending various dose computations. \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EProfessor Nolan Hertel has been selected to chair the International Commission on Radiation Units and Measurements (ICRU) Report Committee on Operational Radiation Protection Quantities for External Radiation.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Hertel will chair a committee to decide how things are done by radiation professionals, particularly in radiation protection of individuals."}],"uid":"15436","created_gmt":"2010-06-28 14:29:32","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:06:59","author":"Automator","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2010-06-28T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2010-06-28T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1317","name":"News Briefs"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"145","name":"Engineering"}],"keywords":[{"id":"10201","name":"mechanical engineering; radiation; nolan hertel"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EDon Fernandez\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:don.fernandez@comm.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Edon.fernandez@comm.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E404-894-6016\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["don.fernandez@comm.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}