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On the Necessity of Adopting Irradiation Protocols Recommended by the Compatibility in Irradiation Research Protocols Expert Roundtable (CIRPER) in Published Research and Why It Matters to Health Physicists

Stern, Warren; Alaei, Parham; Berbeco, Ross; Dewerd, Larry; Kamen, Jacob; Mackenzie, Carolyn; Moros, Eduardo; Poirier, Yannick; Potter, Charles; Shaue, Dorthe; Patallo, Ileana S.; Abend, Michael; Swarts, Steven; Trompier, Francois

The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) seeks to assist and support all partners in the fields of radiobiology, health physics, radiation physics, and related areas to transition from cesium-137 chloride-based technologies that can potentially be used in an act of terrorism to X-ray technologies. The absence of information on experimental procedures, equipment, and irradiation parameters directly and negatively impacts the reproducibility and translatability of a sizable portion of radiation biology studies. It also discourages researchers from adopting new tools that eliminate the risks of a radiological dispersal device.