title: The AAPM should develop protocols generically, and avoid documents that are too strict and prescriptive, to facilitate their adoption by regulatory agencies like the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and States.
authors.affiliation: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555, USA. cgj@ncr.gov
authors.forename: C G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Thomadsen
mesh_terms: D006077:Government Agencies; D006801:Humans; D009683:Nuclear Medicine / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000592:standards*; D011871:Radiology / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000592:standards*; D012955:Societies, Medical; D014481:United States