LOL! Capnmike, when Brian Jenkins said "...if there is successful translation of the CDEX chemical detection technology into the field" do you think he was referring to the land mine detector test he had just witnessed or Valimed?
You posted:
"In my considered opinion, based upon research and first hand observation and interviews at the ASHP event, CDEX technology has successfully been translated into the field, with much more to come. I would think the University of Michigan, University of Utah/Huntsman, University of Maryland, Henry Ford Hospital, etc etc, would all agree that CDEX technology has indeed been implemented successfully "in the field."
Your "considered opinion"? LOL You can't be serious. You are referring to Valimed right? The bench-top fluorimeter used in a hospital lab. I think most people would agree that that is not exactly what Jenkins had in mind when he was commenting on land mine/illegal drug detection and used the phrase "in the field".
Good gracious Capnmike, you're too easy to please! LOL
Loch/CDEX advertised a portable, trace explosive detector designed for field use which could operate at a two meter stand-off distance in real time. It required an accuracy of no more than 1/1000 false negatives or 99.9%.
While the meth gun won't even come close to meeting those specs, it will at least be a better indicator of the successful "translation to the field" than Valimed.
