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Working Group on Brachytherapy Dosimetry (WGBD)

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Activities
  1. Educate the brachytherapy community in best practices on the use of dosimetry datasets and calibration standards.
  2. Lead the development of consensus brachytherapy source data through evaluation of published single-source dose distributions.
  3. Periodically review and revise the prerequisites for brachytherapy sources to be listed on the Source Registry and coordinate AAPM responses regarding primary and secondary standards relevant to brachytherapy planning and dosimetry. This also includes evaluating methodology for clinical calibration of brachytherapy sources.
By-Laws:Not Referenced.Rules: Not Referenced.
Standing?This is not a standing committee.
Approved Date(s):n/a
Committee Keywords: WGBD
Chair

Javier Vijande
Workgroup Chair

2026 Roster

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VOTING AppointmentsThere are 16 voting members.

up-to-dateNicole H. Bunda-Randall, MS

4/23/2021 - 12/31/2026 Member
up-to-dateMarc J. Chamberland, PhD

1/1/2026 - 12/31/2028 Member

up-to-dateWesley S. Culberson, PhD

1/1/2025 - 12/31/2027 Work Group Vice Chair
up-to-dateLarry A. DeWerd, PhD

1/1/2026 - 12/31/2028 Member

up-to-dateFrank William Hensley, PhD

4/23/2021 - 12/31/2026 Member
up-to-dateJessica R. Lowenstein, MS

4/23/2021 - 12/31/2026 Member

up-to-dateErnesto Mainegra-Hing, PhD

1/1/2026 - 12/31/2026 Chair,  Unit 78 - Brachytherapy Dosimetry Consensus Datasets (ex officio)
1/1/2026 - 12/31/2028 Member
up-to-dateMichael G. Mitch, PhD

5/1/2025 - 12/31/2027 Member

up-to-dateCourtney C. Oare, PhD

12/22/2023 - 12/31/2026 Member
up-to-dateZoubir Ouhib, MS

1/1/2026 - 12/31/2028 Member

up-to-dateMark J. Rivard, PhD

3/14/2022 - 12/31/2026 Chair,  Unit 78 - Brachytherapy Dosimetry Consensus Datasets (ex officio)
up-to-dateJeffrey V. Siebers, PhD

9/26/2022 - 12/31/2028 Member Calibration Laboratory Accreditation Subcommittee (ex officio)

up-to-dateMeysam Tavakoli

1/1/2026 - 12/31/2028 Member
up-to-dateSamuel Trichter, DrPH, MS

4/23/2021 - 12/31/2026 Member

up-to-dateChristian Valdes, PhD

1/1/2026 - 12/31/2028 Member
up-to-dateJavier Vijande, PhD

4/23/2021 - 12/31/2026 Member
1/1/2025 - 12/31/2027 Workgroup Chair
NON-VOTING AppointmentsThere are 2 non-voting members and guests.

up-to-dateVaiva Kaveckyte, PhD

7/6/2025 - 12/31/2026 Guest (nonvoting)
up-to-dateJessica R. Lowenstein, MS

1/1/2021 - 12/31/2026 Liaison - IROC Houston (formerly RPC) (ex officio, nonvoting)
HQ Team Appointed to CommitteeThere are 0 staff.



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