Daniel R. Bednarek PhD, FAAPM, FSPIE, FACR, DABR

Daniel Bednarek

Daniel R. Bednarek
PhD, FAAPM, FSPIE, FACR, DABR

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 20 years. He has served as Associate Editor & Reviewer for a number of professional journals including "Medical Physics" & was a member of the ACR Mammography Interpretive Skills Assessment Committee. He is a fellow of the AAPM, the SPIE and the ACR 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 real-time dose-tracking systems for interventional fluoroscopic procedures. He is a founder and curator 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:

  • ACR Fellow (2024)
  • 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:

  • September 2024–August 2025
    Dose Management: Scatter Display System and Patient Lens Dose Tracking
    Canon Medical Systems
    Role: Principal Investigator
    $100,000
  • August 2020–April 2025
    High Speed Angiography at 1000 frames per second
    NIBIB
    Role: Co-Principal Investigator
    $2,605,210
  • June 2023–May 2024
    Scatter Display System Development and Patient Lens Dose Tracking
    Canon Medical Systems
    Role: Principal Investigator
    $100,000
  • December 2000
    Museum of Radiology and Medical Physics
    Dr. George Alker Jr. Estate, Radiology Museum Fund
    Role: Principal Investigator
  • Research Agreement with Canon Medical Systems for continued support of the UB/Canon Stroke and Vascular Research Center
    Canon Medical Systems
    Role: Co-Investigator

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:

  • Ad Hoc Committee on Promotions - Unqualified Tenurial Rank; Member (2023–2026)
  • AAPM History Committee; Member (2020–present)
  • AAPM Online Instruments (or Virtual) Museum Working Group of the AAPM History Committee; Member / Curator (2020–present)
  • Radiation Safety Monitoring for GME -; Radiation Safety Officer (2005–present)
  • 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)
  • Chairman Ad Hoc Committee for Promotions to Qualified (research) Ranks SUNY Buffalo, School of Medicine and Biological Sciences; Other (2000–2002)
  • Faculty Council Representative to Executive Committee 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)
  • 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)
  • Member Medical Physics Graduate Program Steering Committee; Other (1996–present)
  • 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)
  • Manuscript Reviewer Medical Physics, Journal of the AAPM; Reviewer (1985–present)
  • Medical Physicist UB Radiologica Quality Assurance Program (radiation safety, equipment calibration, and radiographic quality assurance); Other (1979–present)
  • Liaison SEFA (State Employee Federation Appeal) for Dept. of Radiology; Department Representative

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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