At the annual meeting of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine held last month in San Diego, California, the following individuals were commended for their contributions to the field.
Kenneth Hogstrom was presented with AAPM’s highest honor, the William D. Coolidge Award, in recognition of his distinguished career in medical physics. Hogstrom is a professor of radiation physics and holds the P. H. and Fay Etta Robinson Distinguished Professorship in Cancer Research at the University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston.
The Award for Achievement in Medical Physics, given to recognize a notable career based on outstanding acheivements, went to Stewart Bushong and Radhe Mohan. Bushong is a professor of radiologic science at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. Mohan chairs the department of radiation physics at the University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center.
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