Darrell R. Fisher Ph.d.

Biography

Dr. Darrell R. Fisher, PhD., is a Principal Nuclear Medicine Dosimetrist with the Dade Moeller Health Group, Richland, Washington, a leading medical physics services provider. Dr. Fisher is a Senior Scientist responsible for the medical isotope programme at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Washington, USA. He has extensive experience with radium-223 and the clinical dosimetry of targeted radionuclide therapeutics. He completed a 35-year career at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), where he led the Isotope Sciences Program. He is known internationally for his expertise in the dosimetry and consequences of exposure to radioactive materials, including medically administered radiopharmaceuticals for diagnostic and therapeutic benefit. He serves as a Member of Scientific Advisory Board of Algeta Asa. Dr. Fisher serves as a Member of Medical Advisory Board at Advanced Medical Isotope Corporation. He serves as the President of the Health Physics Society, an international organization of professionals engaged in the science and practice of radiation safety. Dr. Fisher is a Fellow of the Health Physics Society and a recipient of its prestigious Elda Anderson Award. He also serves on the Medical Internal Radiation Dose Committee of the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, which develops standard methods for radiopharmaceutical dosimetry. Dr. Fisher served on the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's Advisory Committee on the Medical Uses of Isotopes. He holds six patents, including patents licensed by AMIC for its brachytherapy products.

Research Interest

Isotopes