{"id":6510,"date":"2024-10-16T14:11:41","date_gmt":"2024-10-16T20:11:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.crpa-acrp-bulletin.ca\/?p=6510"},"modified":"2024-10-16T14:11:41","modified_gmt":"2024-10-16T20:11:41","slug":"un-apercu-des-capacites-et-des-projets-de-recherche-du-centre-national-de-reference-pour-les-essais-biologiques-et-la-surveillance-in-vivo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.crpa-acrp-bulletin.ca\/fr\/2024\/10\/16\/un-apercu-des-capacites-et-des-projets-de-recherche-du-centre-national-de-reference-pour-les-essais-biologiques-et-la-surveillance-in-vivo\/","title":{"rendered":"Un aper\u00e7u des capacit\u00e9s et des projets de recherche du Centre national de r\u00e9f\u00e9rence pour les essais biologiques et la surveillance in vivo"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The National Calibration Reference Center (NCRC)\u00a0for Bioassay and In Vivo<\/em> Monitoring was established in 1982 within Health Canada\u2019s Radiation Protection Bureau. It improves workplace safety through testing that measures workers\u2019 internal exposures to radiation.<\/p>\n

NCRC provides performance testing programs for in vivo<\/em> and in vitro<\/em> bioassay. Clients include universities, hospitals, public utilities, and private firms. Their performance tests align with specifications of the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission Regulatory Document, REGDOC-2.7.2, Dosimetry, Volume II: Technical and Management System Requirements for Dosimetry Services<\/em><\/a>. NCRC is ISO 9001 registered.<\/p>\n

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Programs<\/h2>\n

Currently, NCRC provides eight bioassay performance testing programs on an annual basis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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In vitro<\/em> programs:<\/p>\n

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  • Tritium<\/li>\n
  • Carbon-14<\/li>\n
  • Dual tritium and carbon-14<\/li>\n
  • Fission and activation products<\/li>\n
  • Uranium<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
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In vivo<\/em> programs:<\/p>\n

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  • Whole-body counting<\/li>\n
  • Lung counting<\/li>\n
  • Thyroid counting (I-123,I-125, I-131)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
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For more information, see the Programs and Services<\/a> section of the NCRC webpage.<\/p>\n

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Research in bioassay measurements<\/h2>\n

NCRC also participates in research projects on the accuracy of bioassay measurements. Topics include<\/p>\n