Department of Physics 
785 S. Eighth Ave.
Stop 8106 
Pocatello, Idaho 83209 
Phone: (208) 282-3669 
FAX (208) 282-4649 
email: gesell@physics.isu.edu 
Office: PS 105 

• National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements: Distinguished Emeritus Member (2008-present); Vice President and Board of Directors (2003-2008); Member (1989-2008);
• Health Physics Society: Fellow; Board of Directors (2002-2005)
• The University of California President's Council on National Laboratories, Environment, Safety & Health Panel: Member (1995-2007)
• National Academy of Sciences/National Research Council: Member, various report writing committees (1997-present)
• EPA Science Advisory Board, Radiation Advisory Committee: Member (1996-2002)
• International Atomic Energy Agency, various working groups: Member (1994-2003)
• International Commission on Radiological Protection, Task Group on Skin: Member (1989-1992)
• Health Physics Journal: Associate Editor (1985-1990)

Articles and Reports:

• L. R. Paulus, T. F. Gesell, and R. R. Brey. An Evaluation of 222Rn Concentrations in Idaho Groundwater.  Health Physics 72, 237-241 (1998).
• T. F. Gesell (Committee member). Evaluation of Guidelines for Exposures to Technologically Enhanced Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials.  Report of the National Research Council. National Academy Press, Washington, DC. (1999).
• T. F. Gesell (Committee Chairman). Biological Effects and Exposure Limits for "Hot Particles," Report 130 of the National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements, Bethesda, Maryland (1999).
• T. F. Gesell. Synopsis of the NCRP Hot-Particle Committee Report: Biological Effects and Exposure Limits for "Hot Particles," Proceedings of the 11th International Congress on Radiation Research, Dublin Ireland, July 18-23, 1999, Moriarty, M., Mothersill, C., Seymour, C., Edington, M., Ward, J. F., and Fry, R. J. M., Editors. Radiation Research, Volume 2, Congress Proceedings. Pp. 819-822. (2000).
• A. Schilk, J. Kirkpatrick, R. Dunker, and T. Gesell.   Implementation of the MARSSIM philosophy to evaluate the remedial status of a radioactive waste disposal site at the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory. Health Physics 78, 721-726 (2000).
• K. T. S. Islam, R. Brey, T. Gesell, L. Johnson, and C. McIsaac.  Evaluation and optimization of a proportional counter-based detector system for detection of high energy beta particles with application to strontium-90 surface contamination, Radiation Protection Management 17 (3) 23-30. (2000).
• Yu. B. Nabyvanets, Thomas F. Gesell, Min Hua Jen, and Wushou P. Chang.  Characterization of ¹³⁷Cs distribution in soil along Ta-han River Valley in Tau-Yuan County, Taiwan, Environmental Radioactivity 54 (3) pp. 391-400 (2001).
• T. F. Gesell (Committee Chairman). Extension of the Skin Dose Limit for Hot Particles to Other External Sources of Skin Irradiation. Statement No. 9 of the National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements, Bethesda, Maryland (2001).
• J. S. Neuberger and T. F. Gesell.  Residential Radon Exposure and Lung Cancer: Risk in Nonsmokers, Health Physics 83, 1-18 (2002).
• J. S. Neuberger and T. F. Gesell , Childhood cancers, radon, and gamma radiation Lancet [Invited commentary]. 360(9344):1437 1438 (Nov 9, 2002).
• J.L. Alvarez, R. Geddes, J.E. Rice, T.F. Gesell, and D. Wells. Elemental Phosphorous Slag Exposure Study in Southeastern Idaho, USA, pp. 131-138 in High Levels of Natural Radiation and Radon Areas: Radiation Dose and Effects, Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on High Levels of Natural Radiation and Radon Areas, Munich, Germany, September 4 to 7, 2000, Elsevier, Amsterdam. (2002).
• T. F. Gesell (Committee member). A Review of the Dose Reconstruction Program of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency.  Report of the National Research Council. National Academy Press, Washington, DC. (2003).
• T. F. Gesell, (Contributor) Radiation Protection Against Radon in Workplaces other than Mines, Safety Report Series No. 33, International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna (2003).
• M. K. Zaidi and T.F. Gesell. Prevention of Accidental Exposures to Radiodiagnostic and Radiotherapy Patients: Radiation Safety Aspects.  In: Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Workshop on Radiation Safety Problems in the Caspian Region, Baku, Azerbaijan, September 11-15, 2003, M. K. Zaidi and I Mustafaev, eds., Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, The Netherlands (2004)
• T. F. Gesell (Committee member). Improving the Characterization and Treatment of Radioactive Wastes for the Department of Energy's Accelerated Site Cleanup Program.  Report of the National Research Council. National Academy Press, Washington, DC. (2005).
• T. F. Gesell (Contributor).  Environmental and Source Monitoring for Purposes of Radiation Protection. IAEA Safety Standards Series No. RS-G-1.8, International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna (2005)
• L. E. Auman, E. P. Loewen, T. F. Gesell, and S. Ohno. The Chemical Kinetics of Alkaline Extraction of Tellurium from Lead-Bismuth Eutectic. Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology 42 (7), 618-625 (2005)
• Arndt A, Shanahan J, Gold C, Brey R, Gesell T, Patton P, Rudin M, Eckerman K, Rusetski V, Pagava S. Quality Assurance Methods and Procedures Used to Verify Consistency in Calculating Dose Coefficients."  Health Phys. 90(1): 74-80 (2006)
• Shanahan J, Eckerman K, Arndt A, Gold C, Patton P, Rudin M, Brey R, Gesell T, Rusetski V, Pagava S.  Calculation of dose coefficients for radionuclides produced in a spallation neutron source utilizing NUBASE and the evaluated nuclear structure data file databases. Health Phys. 90(1):56-65 (2006)
• Schwahn, S.O. and Gesell, T.F. Variations in backscatter observed in PMMA whole body dosimetry slab phantoms, Radiation Protection Dosimetry  128(3): 375-381 (2008)