Daniel R. Bednarek PhD, DABR, FAAPM, FSPIE

Daniel Bednarek

Daniel R. Bednarek
PhD, DABR, FAAPM, FSPIE

Professor: Radiology; Biomedical Engineering

Department of Radiology

Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences


Specialty/Research Focus

Radiological Physics

Contact Information
Canon Stroke and Vascular Research Center (CSVRC)
Clinical Translational Research Center, 8th floor
875 Ellicott Street
Buffalo, New York 14203
Phone: 716-829-5390
bednarek@buffalo.edu



Professional Summary:

A specialist in radiological imaging physics & radiation safety, Dr. Bednarek is board certified in Diagnostic, Therapeutic & Medical Nuclear Physics. He was a charter member and secretary of the AAPM Commission on Accreditation of Educational Programs for Medical Physicists and has served the ABR as oral examiner & as a member & chair of the diagnostic radiology physics written examination committee for over 17 years. He has served as Associate Editor & Reviewer for a number of professional journals including "Medical Physics" & is a former member of the ACR Mammography Interpretive Skills Assessment Committee. He is a fellow of the AAPM and of the SPIE and has received the Lifetime Service Award from the ABR.

Dr. Bednarek is a research faculty member of the Canon Stroke and Vascular Research Center & former Clinical Medical Physicist at the Erie County Medical Center. He has taught medical imaging physics & radiation safety for over 40 years to radiology residents, graduate students, medical students, and hospital staff. He has been engaged in research in region-of-interest imaging including development & evaluation of limited-field-of-view, high resolution real-time imaging detectors with specific application to neuroimaging. Recent work has focused on methods for determination of patient and staff radiation dose and development of a real-time dose-tracking system for interventional fluoroscopic procedures. He is a founder and current director of the UB Museum of Radiology and Medical Physics.

Education and Training:

  • PhD, Medical Physics, University of Chicago (1978)
  • MS, Radiological Physics, University of Chicago (1973)
  • BS, Physics, Canisius College (1969)

Employment:

  • Professor, Radiology, University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (2000-present)
  • Research Associate Professor, Neurosurgery, University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (1993-present)
  • Radiation Equipment Safety Officer/ Associate Radiation Safety Officer, Erie County Medical Center (1992-present)
  • Graduate Faculty, Accounting and Law, University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (1991-present)
  • Research Associate Professor, Biophysical Sciences, University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (1987-present)
  • Consultant Medical Staff, Erie CountyMedical Center (1995–2013)
  • Adjunct Professor, Physics, University at Buffalo Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics (2001–2003)
  • Adjunct Associate Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University at Buffalo School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (1996–2002)
  • Adjunct Associate Professor, Physics, University at Buffalo Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics (1998–2001)
  • Associate Professor, Radiology, University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (1985–2000)
  • Assistant Professor, Radiology, University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (1978–1985)
  • Hospital Quality Assurance Physicist, University of Chicago (1977–1978)
  • Senior Research Technician, Radiology, University of Chicago Franklin Mclean Memorial Research Institute (1976–1978)
  • Research Assistant, Radiology, University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine (1975–1976)
  • Teaching Assistant, Physics, University at Buffalo Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics (1969–1970)
  • Laboratory Instructor, Physics, Cansius College Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics (1968–1969)
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Awards and Honors:

  • SPIE Fellow (2019)
  • SPIE Senior Member (2016)
  • Certificate of Merit Citation (2001)
  • Cum Laude Award for Scientific Excellence (2000)
  • Cum Laude Award for Scientific Excellence (1999)
  • AAPM Fellow (1999)
  • Merit Award for Scientific Excellence (1998)
  • Merit Award for Scientific Excellence (1998)
  • Merit Award for Scientific Excellence (1997)
  • Merit Award for Scientific Excellence (1996)
  • Merit Award for Scientific Excellence (1995)
  • Cum Laude Award for Scientific Excellence (1993)
  • Research Assistantship and University Unendowed Scholarship (1975)
  • National Institute of Health Training Grant (1971)
  • Teaching Assistantship (1969)
  • NYS Regents and Canisius College President's Scholarships (1965)

Grants and Sponsored Research:

  • May 2008–April 2011
    Research Agreement with Toshiba Corp. continuation 4
    Toshiba Medical Systems
    Role: Co-Principal Investigator
    $900,000
  • May 2005–April 2008
    Research Agreement with Toshiba Corp. continuation 3
    Toshiba Medical Systems
    Role: Co-Principal Investigator
    $600,000
  • February 1999–April 2005
    Micro-radiographic imager for neurovascular intervention
    National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
    Role: Co-Investigator
    $1,173,159
  • August 2002–July 2004
    Patient dose tracking system for fluoroscopic procedures
    Food and Drug Administration
    Role: Principal Investigator
    $343,133
  • July 1996–June 1999
    High resolution and sensitivity digital x-ray imager for mammography
    Sensor Plus Inc.
    Role: Co-Principal Investigator
  • September 1993–August 1997
    Region of Interest Fluoroscopy
    National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
    Role: Co-Investigator
    $590,000
  • January 1993–January 1994
    Real-time light weight x-ray imager
    Sensor Plus Inc.
    Role: Contributor
    $15,600
  • January 1987–January 1988
    Teleradiology imaging workstation, continuation
    UB Foundation
    Role: Contributor
    $5,000
  • January 1987–January 1988
    Intensity compensated radiographic illuminator, continuation
    UB Foundation Inc.
    Role: Principal Investigator
    $13,000
  • January 1987–January 1988
    Three-dimensional reconstruction and display of CT images
    UB Foundation
    Role: Contributor
    $6,000
  • January 1986–January 1987
    The Assemblage of a digital imaging facility for acquisition processing and transmission /reception of medical images
    UB Foundation
    Role: Contributor
    $10,000
  • July 1982–September 1981
    Radiographic contrast improvement using rotating aperture wheels
    National Cancer Institute
    Role: Co-Principal Investigator
  • October 1980–September 1981
    Fluoroscopic dose reduction using iris control
    Bureau of Radiologic Health
    Role: Co-Investigator
    $8,800
  • December 2000
    Historical Archives in Radiology
    Dr. George Alker Jr. Estate
    Role: Principal Investigator
  • July 1999
    A new energy-sensitive radiographic imager for high resolution tissue differentiation
    Dr. Louis Sklarow Memorial Fund
    Role: Principal Investigator
  • March 1992
    Radiation Safety and Medical Physics Services
    Erie County Medical Center
    Role: Co-Principal Investigator
  • Spatially modulated radiographic illuminator
    NIH
    Role: Principal Investigator
  • Spatially Modulated Radiographic Illuminator
    NIH
    Role: Principal Investigator
  • Angiography Equipment Grant
    Toshiba Stroke Research Center, Toshiba America Medical Systems Inc.
    Role: Contributor
  • Research Agreement with Toshiba Corp. for continued support of the UB/Toshiba Stroke Research Center
    American Association of Dental Schools
    Role: Co-Investigator
  • Sun Microsystems Inc. Equipment Start-up Grant
    Sun Microsystems Laboratories Inc.
    Role: Co-Investigator
  • Support grant for the Toshiba Stroke Research Center
    Oishei Foundation
    Role: Co-Investigator
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Patents:

  • Radiographic Imaging Apparatus and Method for Vascular Interventions U.S. patent no. 6,285, 739 (2001)
  • Process and Apparatus for Scatter Reduction in Radiography United States patent no. 4,403,338 (1983)
  • Method and Apparatus for Conducting Region of Interest Fluoroscopy U.S. patent application serial no. 08/137,634 (1969)

Journal Articles:

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Books and Book Chapters:

  • Rudin S, Bednarek DR. (2016) Cardiovascular and Neurovascular Imaging: Physics and Technology. In: Physics and Technology of X-Ray Angiography. Chapter 4. CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group, 35-58.
  • Rudin S, Jain A, Bednarek DR. (2016) Cardiovascular and Neurovascular Imaging: Physics and Technology. In: Special Detectors for Digital Angiography, Microangiography, and Micro ROI CBCT. Chapter 13. CRC Press, Taylor and Francic Group, 203-220.
  • Stephen Rudin, Daniel Bednarek. (1995) In: Spatial Shaping of the Beam: Collimation, Grids, Equalization Filters, and Region of Interest Fluoroscopy. , 75-85.
  • Daniel Bednarek, Stephen Rudin. (1990) Medical Diagnostic Imaging. SPIE.
  • Lanzl LH, Daniel Bednarek, Bjarngard BE, Chaney EL, Hendee WR, McConnell. (1900) Education in medical physics: guidelines and evaluation procedures.
  • Sickles EA, Basset LW, Daniel Bednarek, Brenner RJ, D'Orsi CJ, Farria DM, Feig SA, Haus A, Ikeda DM, Jackson VP, Lee CH, Linver MN, Margolin FR, Mendelson EB, Poggio J. (1900) Interpretive Skills Assessment - Mammography 1. CD.
  • Lanzl LH, Daniel Bednarek, Bjarngrad BE, Chaney EL, Hendee WR, McConnell RW. (1900) Instructions and Guidelines for On-site visits.

Abstracts:

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Professional Memberships:

  • Society for Computer Applications in Radiology (1995–present)
  • Society for Information Display (1992–present)
  • Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (1979–present)
  • Upstate New York Chapter of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (1979–present)
  • American College of Radiology (1979–present)
  • New York State Radiological Society (1979–present)
  • American Association of Physicists in Medicine (1973–present)
  • American Association of Physics Teachers (1967–1973)

Presentations:

  • "Difference in Flow Characteristics between Contrast Media and Blood during X-ray Angiography" Spring Meeting at Roswell Park Cancer Institute; Upstate New York Chapter of the AAPM; Upstate New York Chapter of the AAPM (2002)
  • "A double transmission ionization chamber for dose and dose-area product monitoring (WIP-D-03)" 40th Annual Meeting of the American Assoc. of Physicists in Medicine; American Assoc. of Physicists in Medicine (1998)
  • "A comparison of modified bootstrap and conventional methods of sensitometry in medical radiography" SPIE conference; ; Application of Optical Instrumentation in Medicine (1980)
  • "A liquid dielectric radiation quality meter" 20th Annual Meeting of the American Assoc. of Physicists in Medicine
  • "A liquid filled ionization chamber for the dosimetry of interstitial implant sources" 4th International Conference of Medical Physics
  • "Applicability of liquid dielectric ionization chamber to Cf-252 dosimetry" 17th Annual Meeting of the American Assc. of Physicist in Medicine
  • "Artifact patterns of scatter grids" 23rd Annual Meeting of the American Assoc. of Physicist in Medicine
  • "Automatic bootstrap characteristic curve segment matching" 41st Annual Meeting of the American Assoc. of Physicist in Medicine
  • "Clinical assessment of fluoroscopic expsoure" Scientific Session of the Upstate New York AAPM
  • "Clinical Sensitometry" 22nd Annual Meeting of the American Assoc. of Physicists in Medicine
  • "Comparison of two dose-area-product (DAP) ionization chambers" Annual Meeting of the American Assoc. of Physicist in Medicine
  • "Computer-aided bootstrap methods for characteristic curve segment" 6th Annual Memorial Meeting of the Upstate NY chapter of the AAPM
  • "Dosimtery of implant sources using liquid dielectric" Radiology and Medical Physics Seminar
  • "Effect of coning down on contrast and dose in fluoroscopy" Summer Meeting of the Upstate NY chapter of AAPM; ; University of Rochester cancer Center
  • "Effect of a multiple scanning beam device" SPSE SYmposium; ; Practical Applications of Conventional and New Imaging Technology
  • "Effect of field size on contrast and dose for fluoroscopic systems with automatic brightness control" 38th Annual Meeting of the American Assoc. of Physicists in Medicine
  • "Evaluation of sensitometry at mammographic energies" 23rd Annual Meeting of the american Assoc. of Physicist in Medicine
  • "Facility Acceptance Testing" Conference on Mammography and MQSA: the Physicist's role
  • "Implementing NY State mandated quality control programs in radiology departments" Regional inter-hospital seminar (ECMC)
  • "Limitations of the State of Illinois radiation exposure limits" The Assembly, State of New York; ; Standing Committee on Health
  • "Medical Diagnostic Imaging" SPIE's Applications of Optical Engineering Can-Am Eastern '90
  • "Medical Student training in Radiological Physics" Scientific Session of the Upstate NY chapter of AAPM
  • "Methods in radiographic sensitometry" Scientific Session of the Upstate New York AAPM
  • "Optimized rotating aperture wheel slit design" 28th Annual Meeting of the American Assoc. of Physicist in Medicine
  • "Prone stereotactic breast biopsy units" 5th Annual Maamography Seminar: New Dimensions, New Directions; WNY Mammography Society
  • "Quality Assurance Workshop in Diagnostic Radiology for Radiologic Technologist"
  • "Radiographic contrast enhancement using rapid multiple scanning beam techniques" 1st Annual Research Sympsium od SUNY/B; ; School of Medicine
  • "Radiographic Imaging: 1895 to Present" WNY Assoc. of Radiology Administrators in Medicine and Supervisors Seminar
  • "Reduction of dose to patient and staff in a radiology department,"
  • "Scatter reduction in cone-beam CT using cylindrical aperture tomographic (SCAT) device" 22nd Annual Meeting of American Assoc. of Physicist in Medicine
  • "Sensitometry at low x-ray energies" SPIE Conference; ; Application of Optical Instrumentation in Medicine
  • "Sterotactic core biopsy" Conference on Mammography and MQSA: the Physicist's role
  • "Survey of Developments in X-ray Computed Tomography" Scientific Session of the Upstate NY chapter of AAPM
  • "Techniques of Film Transmittance Compression" Scientific session of the Upstate NY chapter of AAPM
  • "The liquid dielectric ionization chamber and its application to Cf-252 implant dosimetry" Radiology and Meidal Physics Seminar
  • "Update investigation of a rotating aperture wheel scanning beam device" Scientific Session of the Upstate NY chapter of AAPM
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Service Activities:

  • Representative to Faculty Council Steering Committee SUNY Buffalo, School of Medicine and Biological Sciences; Other (2001–2002)
  • Alternative Representative Faculty Senate, SUNY Buffalo, School of Medicine and Biological Sciences; Department Representative (2000–2001)
  • Representative Faculty Council, Dept. of Radiology Representative SUNY Buffalo School of Medicine and Biological Sciences; Department Representative (2000–2002)
  • Faculty Council Representative to Executive Committee SUNY Buffalo, School of Medicine and Biological Sciences; Other (2000–2002)
  • Chairman Ad Hoc Committee for Promotions to Qualified (research) Ranks SUNY Buffalo, School of Medicine and Biological Sciences; Other (2000–2002)
  • Chairman Ad Hoc History of Radiology Exhibits Steering Committee, SUNY Buffalo, School of Medicine and Biological Sciences; Other (2000–present)
  • Member Ad Hoc Committee to Advise on the formation of a Department of Structural Biology, Faculty Council, School of Medicine and Biological Sciences; Other (2000–2001)
  • Member American College of Radiology Committee on Mammography Interpretive skills Assessment; Other (1999–present)
  • Member Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory Equipment and PACS Network Specification and Planning Dept. of Cardiology, ECMC; Other (1997–2001)
  • Member Task Group no. One of Continuing Education Committee, Continuing Education by Remote Means Subcommittee. AAPM; Other (1997–present)
  • Chairman/Member Faculty Council Biomedical research Committee, SUNY Buffalo, School of Medicine and Biological Sciences; Department Representative (1996–present)
  • Member Medical Physics Graduate program Steering Committee, Dept, of Physics; Other (1996–present)
  • Chairman Ad Hoc Constitutional Review Committee, Upstate NY chapter of AAPM; Other (1996–1997)
  • Member Medical Physics Graduate Program Steering Committee; Other (1996–present)
  • Program Director and Organizer "Conference on mammography and MQSA: the Physicist's role" held at University of Buffalo. Co-sponsored by the Upstate NY chapter of AAPM and the Dept. of Radiology, UB; Other (1995)
  • Chairman Ad Hoc Continuing Education Committee, Upstate NY chapter of AAPM; Other (1995–1998)
  • Consultant University Physicians Services, Women's Health Initiative WNY Vanguard Clinical Center UB Mammography Consultant; University Representative (1993–1998)
  • Alternative Representative Faculty Council, Dept. of Radiology, SUNY Buffalo School of Medicine and Biological Sciences; Department Representative (1993–1995)
  • Consultant, Mammography Database Niagara Systems and Software, CUBRIC, Cheektowaga,NY; Other (1993–1997)
  • Reviewer American College of Radiology Mammography Accreditation Program, Phantom Image Evaluation; Other (1993–present)
  • Radiation Equipment Safety Officer and Associate Radiation Safety Officer at ECMC; Other (1992–present)
  • Consultant, Medical Imaging Sensor-Plus Inc. Amherst, NY; Other (1991–1992)
  • Member American Board of Radiology Written Examination for Radiologist Committe, Diagnostic Radiology, (Content Expert-Radiological Physics); Other (1991–present)
  • Member Performance Improvement Committee; Other (1990–present)
  • Member Education Committee, Upstate NY chapter of AAPM; Other (1987–1990)
  • Member Quality Assurance Subcommittee, Dept. of Radiology, ECMC; Other (1987–present)
  • Manuscript Reviewer Medical Physics, Journal of the AAPM; Reviewer (1985–2000)
  • Chairman AAPM Accreditation Site Visit Team, University of Colorado Health Science Center; Other (1985)
  • Chairman Nominating Committee, Upstate NY chapter of AAPM; Department Representative (1984–1997)
  • Secretary/Member Quality Assurance Committee, Dept. of Radiology, ECMC; Other (1983–1993)
  • Secretary/Member Radiation Safety Committee, Dept. of Radiology, ECMC current member; Other (1983–1993)
  • Member Image Receptor Selection and Specification Committee; Other (1982–present)
  • Chairman/Member Executive Committee of the Upstate NY chapter of the AAPM; Department Representative (1981–1998)
  • Charter Member Commission on Accreditation of Educational Programs for Medical Physicists of the AAPM; Other (1981–1986)
  • Secretary/ Treasurer Commission on Accreditation of Educational Programs for Medical Physicists of the AAPM; Other (1981–1986)
  • Secretary/ Treasurer Upstate NY chapter of the AAPM; Other (1981–1984)
  • Specify Equipment Equipment Selection and Specification Committee, Dept. of Radiology, ECMC; Member (1981–present)
  • Member Profesional Relations Liaison Committee, Upstate NY chapter of AAPM; Department Representative (1980–1983)
  • Co-chairman Reduction of dose to patient and staff in a radiology department, seminar series for radiologic technolgists. Co-sponsored by Upstate NY chapter of AAPM; Other (1980)
  • Consultant Radiological Physics, Dept. of Radiology, ECMC; Other (1979–present)
  • Medical Physicist UB Radiologica Quality Assurance Program (radiation safety, equipment calibration, and radiographic quality assurance); Other (1979–present)
  • Associate Editor Medical Physics; Editor
  • Member Annual Memorial Lecture Meeting Committee, Upstate NY chapter of AAPM; Other
  • Referee AAPM for Sylvia Sorkin Greenfield Award for Outstanding scinetific paper (other than dosimeter) published in journal: Medical Physics vol21(1994);vol22(1995), vol23(1996), vol24(1997), vol25(1998), vol26(1996).; Other
  • Immediate-Past President Upstate NY chapter of AAPM; Other
  • Chairman Fred Faw Award Committee, Upstate NY chapter of AAPM; Other
  • Reviewer Abstracts, Annual Meeting of the Society for Computer Applications in Radiology; Reviewer
  • Liaison SEFA (State Employee Federation Appeal) for Dept. of Radiology; Department Representative
  • Program Chairman Annual Memorial Lecture Meeting, Upstate NY chapter of AAPM; Other
  • Chairman Nominating Committee, Uostate NY chapter of AAPM; Other
  • President Upstate NY chapter of AAPM; Other
  • President-elect Upstate NY chapter of AAPM; Other
  • Program Chairman Upstate NY chapter of the AAPM; Other
  • Member Promotions Committee, Dept. of Radiology; Other
  • Contributor American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Physics Written Examination Question preparation; Other
  • Guest Examiner American Board of Radiology Oral Examination, Radiological Physics, Louisville, KY; Other
  • Member American Board of Radiology Oral Examintion for Radiologist Committee, Diagnostic Radiology, Radiation Therapy; Other
  • Chairman AAPM Comission on Accreditation of Medical Physics Training Programs Site Visit, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI; Other
  • Invited Observer American Board of Radiology oral examinations, Louisville, KY; Department Representative
  • Chairman AAPM Accreditation Site Visit Planning, University of Virginia, Division of Radiological Physics; Other
  • Chairman Nominating Committee of the Educational Council for the Commission on Accreditation of the AAPM; Other
  • Panel Member Implementing NY state mandated quality control programs in radiology departments Regional inter-hospital seminar, ECMC, Buffalo, NY; Other
  • Contirbutor American College of Radiology "Radiological Physics Syllabus and Study Guide" for residents in Radiology; Other
  • Member AAPM Accreditation Site Team, University of Oklahoma Health Science Center; Other
  • Co-chairman Quality Assurance Workshop in diagnostic Radiology for Radiologic Technologist; Other

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Canon Stroke and Vascular Research Center (CSVRC)
Clinical Translational Research Center, 8th floor
875 Ellicott Street
Buffalo, New York 14203
Phone: 716-829-5390
bednarek@buffalo.edu