Dr. David A. Schauer

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National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements
Executive DirectorAppointed: 2004
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
School of Medicine
Radiology and Radiological Sciences
Radiological Sciences
Adjunct Associate ProfessorAppointed: 2004
Georgetown University
School of Medicine
Radiation Medicine
Radiation Sciences
Adjunct Associate ProfessorAppointed: 1995
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Mailing Address

7910 Woodmont Ave.
Suite 400
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
United States

Contact Information

Phone: (301) 657-2652, ext. 20
Fax: (301) 907-8768
schauer@ncrponline.org
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_A._Schauer

Qualifications

CHP, American Board of Health Physics, 2006.
Sc.D., Johns Hopkins University, Radiation Physics, 1994.
M.Sc., Georgetown University, Radiation Sciences, 1989.
B.Sc., Liberty University, Biology, 1983.

Expertise and Research Interests

Research interests include:
Ionizing radiation dosimetry (thermoluminescence and electron paramagnetic resonance)
Radiation effects and risk
Radiation protection in medicine
Radiation protection philosophy

Other Expertise

Public policy and risk communication

Future Research

Future research projects include:
Radiation exposure of the U.S. population
Use and misuse of radiation in medicine
Development and field testing of an in vivo EPR dosimetry system
Uncertainties in the measurement and dosimetry of external radiation sources

Industrial Relevance

Nuclear fuel cycle

Keywords

COS Keywords:

Biometry, Dosimetry, Electron Paramagnetic Resonance, Health Physics, Nuclear Medicine, Radiation Effects, Radiation Effects (Medical), Radiology.

Additional Terms:

Biodosimetry.

Languages

(Reading, Writing, Speaking)

Spanish: (Basic, Basic, Basic)

Memberships

American Association of Physicists in Medicine
American College of Radiology
American Society of Association Executives
Health Physics Society

Honors and Awards

Congressional Commendation, Honorable Robert E. Andrews, U.S. House of Representatives, First District, New Jersey, U.S. Congress

Previous Positions

1999-2004, Chief, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Radiological Sciences
1997-1999, Deputy Director, Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Radiological Controls, Radiation Health
1993-1997, Science Advisor, Naval Dosimetry Center
1986-1990, Radiological Physicist, Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute, Radiation Sciences
1984-1986, Radiation Health and Medical Division Officer, USS McKee (AS 41)

Funding Received

  • Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA): DOD EPR Forensic Radiation Biodosimetry Lab, $462,000, Sep 1, 2002 to Sep 1, 2003.
  • Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA): In vivo EPR Dosimetry, $325,000, Nov 1, 2001 to Nov 1, 2003.
  • Various federal agencies (e.g., CDC, DHS, DOD, DOE, EPA, NASA, Navy, NCI, NIST and NRC): NCRP Scientific Program, $3 million - total, 2008 to 2009.

Publications

  • Swartz HM, Schauer DA, 17 Others (2007) In Vivo EPR for Dosimetry, Radiation Measurements, 42, 1075-1084
  • Alexander A, Schauer DA, 19 Others (2007) BiodosEPR-2006 Meeting: Acute Dosimetry Consensus Committee Recommendations on Biodosimetry Applications in Events Involving Terrorist Uses of Radioactive Materials and Radiation Accidents, Radiation Measurements, 42, 972-996
  • Romanyukha A, Mitchell CA, Schauer DA, Romanyukha L, Swartz HM (Dec 2007) Q-band EPR biodosimetry in tooth enamel microsamples: feasibility test and comparison with x-band., Health physics, 93 (6), 631-635 Abstract
  • Schauer, DA, Iwasaki, A, Romanyukha, A A, Swartz, H M, Onori, S (2007) Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR) in Medical Dosimetry, Radiation Measurements, 41, S117-S123
  • Linton OW, Schauer DA (Jul 2006) Mammography: better, safer, and more effective?, Radiology, 240 (1), 3-5 Abstract
  • Kleinerman RA, Romanyukha AA, Schauer DA, Tucker JD (Jul 2006) Retrospective assessment of radiation exposure using biological dosimetry: chromosome painting, electron paramagnetic resonance and the glycophorin a mutation assay., Radiation research, 166 (1 Pt 2), 287-302 Abstract
  • Tomon JJ, Johnson TE, Swenson KN, Schauer DA (Mar 2006) Applicability of ACR breast dosimetry methodology to a digital mammography system., Medical physics, 33 (3), 799-807 Abstract
  • Romanyukha A, Schauer DA, Malikov YK (Feb 2006) Analysis of current assessments and perspectives of ESR tooth dosimetry for radiation dose reconstruction of the population residing near the Semipalatinsk nuclear test site., Journal of radiation research, 47 Suppl A, A55-60 Abstract
  • Swartz HM, Iwasaki A, Walczak T, Demidenko E, Salikhov I, Khan N, Lesniewski P, Thomas J, Romanyukha A, Schauer D, Starewicz P (2006) In vivo EPR dosimetry to quantify exposures to clinically significant doses of ionising radiation., Radiation protection dosimetry, 120 (1-4), 163-70 Abstract
  • Wieser A, Debuyst R, Fattibene P, Meghzifene A, Onori S, Bayankin SN, Brik A, Bugay A, Chumak V, Ciesielski B, Hoshi M, Imata H, Ivannikov A, Ivanov D, Junczewska M, Miyazawa C, Penkowski M, Pivovarov S, Romanyukha A, Romanyukha L, Schauer D, Scherbina O, Schultka K, Sholom S, Skvortsov V, Stepanenko V, Thomas JA, Tielewuhan E, Toyoda S, Trompier F (2006) The Third International Intercomparison on EPR Tooth Dosimetry: part 2, final analysis., Radiation protection dosimetry, 120 (1-4), 176-83 Abstract
  • Swartz HM, Iwasaki A, Walczak T, Demidenko E, Salikov I, Lesniewski P, Starewicz P, Schauer D, Romanyukha A (Feb 2005) Measurements of clinically significant doses of ionizing radiation using non-invasive in vivo EPR spectroscopy of teeth in situ, Applied Radiation and Isotopes : Including Data, Instrumentation and Methods for Use in Agriculture, Industry and Medicine., 62 (2), 293-9
  • Romanyukha AA, Ivanov D, Schauer DA, Thomas JA, Swartz HM (Feb 2005) Spectrum file size optimization for EPR tooth dosimetry, Applied Radiation and Isotopes : Including Data, Instrumentation and Methods for Use in Agriculture, Industry and Medicine., 62 (2), 197-200
  • Wieser A, Debuyst R, Fattibene P, Meghzifene A, Onori S, Bayankin SN, Blackwell B, Brik A, Bugay A, Chumak V, Ciesielski B, Hoshi M, Imata H, Ivannikov A, Ivanov D, Junczewska M, Miyazawa C, Pass B, Penkowski M, Pivovarov S, Romanyukha A, Romanyukha L, Schauer D, Scherbina O, Schultka K, Shames A, Sholom S, Skinner A, Skvortsov V, Stepanenko V, Tielewuhan E, Toyoda S, Trompier F (Feb 2005) The 3rd international intercomparison on EPR tooth dosimetry: Part 1, general analysis, Applied Radiation and Isotopes : Including Data, Instrumentation and Methods for Use in Agriculture, Industry and Medicine., 62 (2), 163-71
  • Romanyukha AA, Schauer DA, Thomas JA, Regulla DF (Feb 2005) Parameters affecting EPR dose reconstruction in teeth, Applied Radiation and Isotopes : Including Data, Instrumentation and Methods for Use in Agriculture, Industry and Medicine., 62 (2), 147-54
  • Schauer DA, Stanford N (2004) Are HPS N13.11-2001 test conditions and performance criteria appropriate for evaluating personal dosimetry systems?, Radiation protection dosimetry, 111 (3), 327-34 Abstract
  • Harcke HT, Schauer DA, Harris RM, Campman SC, Lonergan GJ, Imaging body armor, Military Medicine, 167(4), 267-71, April 2002 Abstract
  • Romanyukha AA, Schauer DA, Dose Reconstruction in Teeth: Fundamentals, Applications, Problems and Perspectives, EPR in the 21st Century: Proc. of Asia Pacific EPR Conference, 2002
  • Desrosiers MF, Schauer DA, Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR) Biodosimetry, Nuclear Instruments and Methods B, 184/1-2, 219-228, 2001
  • Schauer DA, Cassata JR, King JJ, A comparison of measured and calculated photon backscatter from dosemeter calibration phantoms, Radiation Protection Dosimetry, 88, 319-321, 2000
  • Schauer DA, Desrosiers MF, Kuppusamy P, Zweier JL, Radiation dosimetry of an accidental overexposure using EPR spectrometry and imaging of human bone, Applied Radiation and Isotopes, 47(11-12), 1345-50, 1996 Abstract
  • Cassata JR, Schauer DA, Nelson ME, Pertmer GA, Riel GK, Impact of the revised ANSI standard on accredited thermoluminescence dosemeter processors, Radiation Protection Dosimetry, 67, 167-177, 1996
  • Schauer DA, Links JM, Newly computed f-factors for use in radiation dosimetry, Medical Physics, 20(5), 1371-3, 1993 Abstract
  • Schauer DA, Coursey BM, Dick CE, McLaughlin WL, Puhl JM, Desrosiers MF, Jacobson AD, A radiation accident at an industrial accelerator facility, Health Physics, 65(2), 131-40, August 1993 Abstract
  • Schauer DA, Seltzer SM, Links JM, Exposure-to-absorbed-dose conversion for human adult cortical bone, Applied Radiation and Isotopes, 44(3), 485-9, March 1993 Abstract
  • Desrosiers MF, Avila MJ, Schauer DA, Coursey BM, Parks NJ, Experimental validation of radiopharmaceutical absorbed dose to mineralized bone tissue, Applied Radiation and Isotopes, 44(1-2), 459-463, 1993 Abstract
  • Desrosiers MF, Avila MJ, Schauer DA, Coursey BM and Parks NJ, Experimental Validation of Radiopharmaceutical Absorbed Dose to Mineralized Bone Tissue, Applied Radiation and Isotopes, 44, 459-463, 1993
  • Pellmar TC, Schauer DA, Zeman GH, Time- and dose-dependent changes in neuronal activity produced by X radiation in brain slices, Radiation Research, 122(2), 209-14, May 1990 Abstract
  • Schauer DA, Zeman GH, Pellmar TC, A low-energy x-ray irradiator for electrophysiological studies, Applied Radiation and Isotopes, 40(1), 7-17, 1989

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