# Assuring Radiation Protection

> **NIH FDA U18** · CONFERENCE OF RADIATION CONTROL PROG DIR · 2024 · $105,000

## Abstract

Project Summary/Abstract
The objective of this cooperative agreement is to coordinate state and federal activities to achieve
effective solutions to present and future radiation control challenges. The Conference of Radiation
Control Program Directors (CRCPD), a professional organization whose membership includes
representatives of state radiation control programs and whose mission is dedicated to radiation
protection, will provide a forum for development of coordinated national radiation policy, model
regulations, guidance and procedures for the control of sources of radiation in the United States and
will coordinate the interchange of radiation protection experience among the states and between the
states, tribes and the federal government. CRCPD will establish and maintain approximately 65
committees, other working groups, and liaisons to other organizations, made up of its state and local
government members to address specific radiation control problems in the application of radiation in the
healing arts, education, and industry; the control and mitigation of radiation exposure from all sources,
including radiation in the environment and as a result of licensed activities, accidents and incidents; and
preparedness for radiological emergencies and homeland security. Work products of the committees,
with oversight by an elected Board of Directors, will include updates to the Suggested State
Regulations for Control of Radiation, protocols for evaluation of x-ray trends, practice guidelines, and
other model procedures and reports for use by state and local government agencies in maintaining
effective radiation programs.
CRCPD will also plan, facilitate, and provide travel assistance for state representatives for annual
meetings of the National Conference on Radiation Control as an opportunity for member States and
other stakeholders to convene and exchange information on radiation issues and new technologies.
The conference will include discussions, lectures, and workshops on radiation priorities as determined
by state and federal planners. CRCPD will also provide radiation protection training sessions in
conjunction with the annual meeting and at other times outside of the annual meeting, through state-
federal workshops and web-based training sessions. CRCPD will also maintain various mechanisms
for access to information for the benefit of the States and other interested parties, including: a
frequently-updated website for posting of working group products, meetings, services, and opportunities
for service, as well as a secure site for committees and state agency members to access sensitive
information; a periodic newsletter; liaison with other related organizations; broadcast e-mails for time-
sensitive information; and use of social media and video-conferencing for major concerns affecting a
majority or all of the states.
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## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10833577
- **Project number:** 5U18FD006519-07
- **Recipient organization:** CONFERENCE OF RADIATION CONTROL PROG DIR
- **Principal Investigator:** Ruth Evelyn McBurney
- **Activity code:** U18 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** FDA
- **Fiscal year:** 2024
- **Award amount:** $105,000
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2018-09-01 → 2028-08-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10833577

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10833577, Assuring Radiation Protection (5U18FD006519-07). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-22 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10833577. Licensed CC0.

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