ISO 17099:2014

ISO 17099:2014 addresses the following:
a)    confidentiality of personal information for the customer and the laboratory;
b)    laboratory safety requirements;
c)    radiation sources, dose rates, and ranges used for establishing the calibration reference dose-effect curves allowing the dose estimation from CBMN assay yields and the minimum resolvable dose;
d)    performance of blood collection, culturing, harvesting, and sample preparation for CBMN assay scoring;
e)    scoring criteria;
f)     conversion of micronucleus frequency in binucleated cells into an estimate of absorbed dose;
g)    reporting of results;
h)    quality assurance and quality control;
i)     informative annexes containing examples of a questionnaire, instructions for customers, a microscope scoring data sheet, a sample report and advice on strengths and limitations of current automated systems for automated micronucleus scoring.