Nuclear Regulatory Commission April 21, 2010 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

NRC will convene a meeting of the Advisory Committee on the Medical Uses of Isotopes (ACMUI) on May 24-25, 2010. A sample of agenda items to be discussed during the public session includes: (1) Updates on 10 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Parts 35 and 37 rulemakings; (2) information on the issue of patient release following administration of iodine 131; (3) updates on the medical isotope shortage; (4) updates on the prostate brachytherapy medical events that occurred at the Veteran's Affairs Medical Center in Philadelphia; (5) a subcommittee report on permanent implant brachytherapy; (6) a discussion on safety culture in medical practices; (7) an update on the