Post on 13-Jan-2016
American Nuclear SocietyBiology & Medicine
Division
Presentation to the
ANS Board of Directors
by
Rolf Zeisler, Chair-Elect
Albuquerque, NM
History and Mission of BMD
• The Biology and Medicine Division (BMD) of the American Nuclear Society focuses on the biological applications and medical uses of the atom.
• Members focus on the application and development of nuclear technology for the life sciences, as well as the impact of such technology on society. Areas of interest include neutron, photon, and charged-particle applications, dosimetry, radiographic and radioisotope imaging, radionuclide production, bone and tissue dosimetry, biological effects of radiation exposure, and other related subjects.
2006-2007BMD Governance
Officers (1-yr term)Officers (1-yr term)Chair
Sam GloverVice-Chair
Rolf ZeislerSecretary/Treasurer
Sheldon LandsbergerBoard Liaison
Ann Bisconti
Executive Committee (3-yr term)Executive Committee (3-yr term)Elisabete A. DeNadai FerandesRobert R. GreenbergStephen P. LaMontSheldon LandsbergerNicholas M. SpyrouAlbert L. Wiley, Jr.Rolf Zeisler
BMD Membership Trend
Bio & Med Annual Membership
392416 430
452 456 463
300
350
400
450
500
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
BMD Budget
• In 2005 and 2006, 100% of expenditures supported students
• 2006, a distribution of 5k to the Vogt Award was to have been made. Two travel awards for students (one each by IRD and BMD) in memoriam of Hevesy Award winner Jeroen de Goeij
2005
2005 ANS Student Conference $200
2005 BMD-track winner travel grant
$800
MARC V Income (2nd distribution)
$1057
2006
MARC VII student travel award
$500
Vogt Award transfer $5000
Uncommitted funds (mostly from MARC conference)
~$5000
BMD Contributions to ANS
• Position Statements– Food Irradiation: active– Radon in Homes: under review
• Newly formed Computational Medical Physics Working Group with MCD
• Participation with Other Professional SocietiesANS members also members in – AAPM (American Association of Physicists in Medicine)– HPS (Health Physics Society and local chapters)– ACS (American Chemical Society)– AOAC (Association of Official Analytical Chemists)
BMD Services to Membership
• New technical subcommittees planning sessions
• Newsletter Spring 2005• Web Site updated periodically• Scholarships
– Endowment for Vogt Award– Student Conference support– Special travel grant to best paper in BMD-track– Special travel grant to student presenter at MARC
Computational Medical Physics Working Group
• Formed in 2005 and co-sponsored by BMD and MCD, the CMPWG is a multidisciplinary group which served to promotes the advancement of computational tools, experimental data, and enabling technologies which are applicable to clinical problems in medical and health physics
• The applications include computational benchmarks on phantoms and detectors, large scale optimization, deterministic and stochastic approaches to radiation therapy and diagnostic problems.
Computational Medical Physics Working Group
• Website: http://cmpwg.ans.org. • Joint program development with sponsoring
Divisions• Held sessions at RPSD’s Topical in Carlsbad,
April 2-6, 2006.• Held one session at the Annual meeting:
Computational Medical Physics Benchmarks, Tuesday - June 6, 2006
• Planned Workshop: CMPWG Workshop II – University of Florida, Gainesville October 2007
• Safeguards (Class I)
• International Topical(Class IV/II)Meeting on Industrial Radiation and Radioisotope Measurement Applications (IRRMA)
• MARC VII (Class I)April 7-11, 2006
BMD-Sponsored Meetings
BMD-Sponsored Meetings
• Modern Trends in (Class IV)Activation Analysis (MTAA)
• Pacific Basin (Class I)Nuclear Conference
• Nuclear Analytical (Class IV)
Methods in the Life Sciences (NAMLS)
2006 Winter Meeting Sessions
• General Session• Nuclear Methods in Assessing Trace
Element Status in Chronic Human Disease
• Nuclear Methods in Support of Nano- to Micro-Domain Sciences
• Recent Developments in Metrological and Quality Assurance Aspects of Nuclear Analytical Methods
BMD Metrics & Measures 2005Division
MeetingsDivision Governance Division
Contributions to Society
Division Services to Membership
NationalMeeting
Participation2005: 0session 0panel/4session 0panel)
SuccessionPlanningNone submitted
ANS Position Statements
19 Radon in Homes (Overdue), 28 Food Irradiation (Current)
41 Health Effects of LL Radiation (Action)
ProfessionalDevelopment
BMD has no Professional Development Activities
Class IClass IITopicals
+/- 25 % attendance MARC (237/239).
MembershipTrends
456/453 members +1.5% change 2005
Participation withOutside Professional
SocietiesBMD has liaison with ACMP, ISMRM and
NCRP, AAPM, HPS
Scholarships
Vogt Scholarship – NOT fully funded(joint scholarship with IRD)
Class IIITopicals
BMD has not supported a Class III Topical in the last 6 years
Communications
1 newsletter in 20050 website update in 2005
SocietyLeadership
4 of 4 PDC Mtgs., 50% Exec. Comm. , 2 of 4 NPC Presented to the Board of Directors
Nov 2005
Peer Recognition/Awards
No Awards in 2004
DivisionPlanning
No Strategic Plan submitted to PDC Chair
Non-MeetingPublications
BMD does not support non-mtg pubs
StudentSupport
2005 0 Student Conference, 0 Student Travel
Summary and Future Goals
• Maintain support for student activities and professional development
• Coordinate with Young Members Technical Group– Joint program development– Mentoring opportunities
• Issue newsletter and update website• Coordinate with other professional societies (ie.
AAPM, HPS)• Possible Topical meeting on Production and
Application of Medical and Industrial Isotopes