The European Network of retrospective dosimetry RENEB (“Running the European Network in Biological and Physical Retrospective Dosimetry” https://www.reneb.net/) was created in 2016 by signing a memorandum of understanding (MoU) establishing the activation of the signatory institutions in case of large-scale radiological emergencies.

The activities of RENEB network include periodic Inter-Laboratory Comparisons (ILC) highlighting the advantages and disadvantages of the different biodosimetry and physical retrospective dosimetry methods used for individual reconstruction of the absorbed dose.

In June 2023 a special issue of Radiation Research was published, entirely dedicated to the results of the last RENEB ILC inter-comparison involving 86 teams from 46 different institutions (https://meridian.allenpress.com/radiation-research/issue/199/6).  

The teams involved in the BioPhyMeTRE project contributed to the volume with 3 different publications:

1. RENEB Inter-Laboratory Comparison 2021: The Dicentric Chromosome Assay; Radiat Res 2023 Jun 1;199(6):556-570 doi: 10.1667/RADE-22-00202.1.
2. RENEB Inter-Laboratory Comparison 2021: Inter-Assay Comparison of Eight Dosimetry Assays; Radiat Res. 2023 Jun 1;199(6):535-555. doi:10.1667/RADE-22-00207.1
3. RENEB Inter-Laboratory Comparison 2021: The Cytokinesis-Block Micronucleus Assay Radiat Res 2023 Jun 1;199(6):571-582. doi: 10.1667/RADE-22-00201.1.