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 (2000-present)
Research Associate Professor, Neurosurgery, University at Buffalo (1993-present)
Radiation Equipment Safety Officer/ Associate Radiation Safety Officer, Erie County Medical Center (1992-present)
Graduate Faculty, Accounting and Law, University at Buffalo (1991-present)
Research Associate Professor, Biophysical Sciences, University at Buffalo (1987-present)
Consultant Medical Staff, Erie CountyMedical Center (1995–2013)
Adjunct Professor, Physics, University at Buffalo (2001–2003)
Adjunct Associate Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University at Buffalo (1996–2002)
Adjunct Associate Professor, Physics, University at Buffalo (1998–2001)
Associate Professor, Radiology, University at Buffalo (1985–2000)
Assistant Professor, Radiology, University at Buffalo (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 (1969–1970)
Laboratory Instructor, Physics, Cansius College (1968–1969)
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
Angiography Equipment Grant Toshiba Stroke Research Center, Toshiba America Medical Systems Inc. Role: Contributor
Sun Microsystems Inc. Equipment Start-up Grant Sun Microsystems Laboratories Inc. Role: Co-Investigator
Research Agreement with Toshiba Corp. for continued support of the UB/Toshiba Stroke Research Center American Association of Dental Schools Role: Co-Investigator
Support grant for the Toshiba Stroke Research Center Oishei Foundation Role: Co-Investigator
Spatially modulated radiographic illuminator NIH Role: Principal Investigator
Spatially Modulated Radiographic Illuminator NIH Role: Principal Investigator
Daniel Bednarek, Stephen Rudin. Computer-aided bootstrap generation of characteristic curves for radiographic imaging systems.. Med Phys. 2001; 28(4).
Stephen Rudin, Yang CJ, Wang Z, Gopal A, Chattopadhyay A, Daniel Bednarek, Hoffmann KR, Miskolczi L, L Nelson Hopkins, Guterman LR, Lieber BB, Yamada S, Shiraishi K, Umazaki H, Takahashi S, Honda M. The clinical potential of x-ray flat panel detectors for dynamic images -the evaluation of animal angiographic studies using a direct conversion type flat panel detector. Toshiba Medical Review. 2000; 73.
Daniel Bednarek, Stephen Rudin. Comparison of two dose-area-product ionization chambers with different conductive surface coating for over-table and under-table tube configurations.. Health Phys. 2000; 78(3).
Liu RR, Stephen Rudin, Daniel Bednarek. Super-global distortion correction for a rotational C-arm x-ray image intensifier.. Med Phys. 1999; 26(9).
Liu R, Stephen Rudin, Daniel Bednarek. Super-global model for image intensifier distortions. Medical Physics. 1999; 26(9).
Stephen Rudin, Daniel Bednarek, Yang CY. Real-time equalization of region-of-interest fluoroscopic images using binary masks.. Med Phys. 1999; 26(7).
Stephen Rudin, Wakhloo AK, Lieber BB, Granger W, Divani AA, Daniel Bednarek, Hopkins LN. Microdroplet tracking using biplane digital subtraction angiography for cerebral arteriovenous malformation blood flow path and velocity determinations.. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 1999; 20(6).
Massoumzadeh P, Rudin S, Daniel Bednarek. Filter material selection for region of interest radiologic imaging.. Med Phys. 1998; 25(2).
Massoumzadeh P, Stephen Rudin, Daniel Bednarek. Filter Material Selection for Region of Interest Radiologic Imaging. Medical Physics. 1998; 25(2).
Granger WE, Daniel Bednarek, Rudin S. Primary beam exposure outside the fluoroscopic field of view.. Med Phys. 1997; 24(5).
Granger WE, Daniel Bednarek, Stephen Rudin. Survey of Primary beam exposure outside the displayed fluoroscopic FOV. Medical Physics. 1997; 24(5).
Kezerashvili M, Daniel Bednarek, Rudin S. Automated system for measuring dose-area product (DAP) in ROI fluoroscopy.. Phys Med Biol. 1997; 42(4).
Kezerashvili M, Rudin S, Daniel Bednarek. Automatic filter placement device for region of interest (ROI) fluoroscopy.. Health Phys. 1997; 72(1).
Kezerashvili M, Stephen Rudin, Daniel Bednarek. Automatic Filter Placement device for ROI Fluoroscopy. Health Physics. 1997; 72(1).
Daniel Bednarek, Rudin S. Increasing the utility of the mammographic phantom image.. Radiology. 1996; 201(2).
Rudin S, Daniel Bednarek, Kezerashvili M, Granger WE, Joseph Serghany, Guterman LR, Hopkins LN, Szymanski B, Loftus RJ. Clinical application of region-of-interest techniques to radiologic imaging.. Radiographics. 1996; 16(4).
Rudin S, Guterman LR, Granger WE, Daniel Bednarek, Hopkins LN. Application of region-of-interest imaging techniques to neurointerventional radiology.. Radiology. 1996; 199(3).
Stephen Rudin, Lee Guterman, Granger W, Daniel Bednarek, L Nelson Hopkins. Neuro-interventional Radiologic Application of Region of Interest (ROI)Imaging Techniques. Radiology. 1996; 199.
Stephen Rudin, Daniel Bednarek, Kezerashvili M, Granger W, Serghany J, Lee Guterman, L Nelson Hopkins, Massuomzadeh P, Szymanski B, Loftus R. Clinical Application of Region of Interest (ROI) Radiologic ImagingTechniques. Radiographics. 1996; 16.
Fletcher LM, Stephen Rudin, Daniel Bednarek. Method for Image Equalization of ROI Fluoroscopic Images using Mask Localization Selection and Subtraction. Computerized Med. Imag. and Graphics. 1996; 20(2).
Daniel Bednarek, Stephen Rudin. Increasing the utility of the mammographic phantom image. Radiology. 1996; 201.
Rudin S, Daniel Bednarek, Guterman LR, Hopkins LN, Wakhloo AK, Fletcher LM, Massoumzadeh P. Implementation of region-of-interest fluoroscopy by using the road mapping mode of a real-time digital radiographic unit.. Radiographics. 1995; 15(6).
Stephen Rudin, Daniel Bednarek. Minimizing radiation dose to patient and staff during fluoroscopic, nasoenteral tube insertions.. Br J Radiol. 1992; 65(770).
Stephen Rudin, Daniel Bednarek, Wong Roland. Accurate characterization of image intensifier distortion.. Med Phys. 1991; 18(6).
Stephen Rudin, Daniel Bednarek, Wong R. Improving fluoroscopic image quality with continuously variable zoom magnification.. Med Phys. 1991; 18(5).
Stephen Rudin, Daniel Bednarek, Wong Roland. Computer frame freezing of fluoroscopic images.. Radiol Technol. 1991; 62(5).
Daniel Bednarek, Stephen Rudin. Blurred-mask density compression for improved reproduction of radiographs.. Invest Radiol. 1991; 26(4).
Daniel Bednarek, Stephen Rudin, Wong R. Luminance range compression for video film digitizers.. Med Phys. 1991; 18(2).
Stephen Rudin, Daniel Bednarek, Miller JA. Dose reduction during fluoroscopic placement of feeding tubes.. Radiology. 1991; 178(3).
Daniel Bednarek, Rudinger G, Stephen Rudin. Slit design considerations for rotating-aperture, scanning-beam radiography.. Med Phys. 1988; 15(1).
Stephen Rudin, Daniel Bednarek, Wong R. Rapid scanning beam digital radiography. J. Imaging Technology. 1983; 9(6).
Daniel Bednarek, Stephen Rudin, Wong R, Andres ML. Reduction of fluoroscopic exposure for the air-contrast barium enema.. Br J Radiol. 1983; 56(671).
Daniel Bednarek, Stephen Rudin, Wong Roland. Assessment of patient exposure for barium enema examinations. Investigative Radiology. 1983; 18(5).
Daniel Bednarek, Stephen Rudin, Wong R. Artifacts produced by moving grids.. Radiology. 1983; 147(1).
Stephen Rudin, Daniel Bednarek, Wong Roland. Artifact patterns in multiple scanning beam radiography.. Med Phys. 1982; 9(3).
Stephen Rudin, Daniel Bednarek, Wong Roland. Design of rotating aperture cones for radiographic scatter reduction.. Med Phys. 1982; 9(3).
Daniel Bednarek, Stephen Rudin, Roland Wong. An optical density comparator.. Radiology. 1982; 142(2).
Daniel Bednarek, Stephen Rudin, Roland Wong. Methods of sensitometry for low energy radiography. Optical Engineering. 1982; 21(1).
Daniel Bednarek, Lanzl LH, Rozenfeld M. On the application of a liquid-dielectric ionization chamber to Cf-252 dosimetry.. Med Phys. 1976; 3(6).
Rudin S, Daniel Bednarek. Region of interest fluoroscopy.. Med Phys. ; 19(5).
Fletcher LM, Rudin S, Daniel Bednarek. Method for image equalization of ROI fluoroscopic images using mask localization, selection and subtraction.. Comput Med Imaging Graph. ; 20(2).
Daniel Bednarek, Rozenfeld M, Lanzl LH, Sabau M. A protocol for exposure limitation in radiography.. Radiol Technol. ; 53(3).
Lanzl LH, Moser F, Oswald R, Daniel Bednarek, Mewissen DJ, Furedi EM, Rozenfeld M, Mason EW, Koch R. Measurement of the relative biological effectiveness of Cf-252. Californium-252 Progress. ; 18.
Kaczmarek RG, Daniel Bednarek, Wong R. Misconceptions of medical students about radiological physics. Health Physics. ; 52.
Stephen Rudin, Daniel Bednarek. Spatial Shaping of the Beam: Collimation, Grids, Equalization Filters, and Region of Interest Fluoroscopy.. Physical and Technical Aspects of Interventional Radiology. 1995; 3.3(323).
Abstracts:
Stephen Rudin, Daniel Bednarek. Dose and image noise reduction in interventional radiology using Region of Interest (ROI) Fluoroscopic beam shift strategies. Medical Physics. 1993; 20(3).
Stephen Rudin, Daniel Bednarek. Selection of filter material in Region Of Interest (ROI) Fluoroscopy. Medical Physics. 1993; 20(3).
Stephen Rudin, Daniel Bednarek. Non-hardening x-ray beam attenuating filters. Medical Physics. 1993; 20(3).
Stephen Rudin, Daniel Bednarek. Region of Interest Fluoroscopy applied to interventional radiologic procedures. RSNA Scientific Program. 1992.
Stephen Rudin, Daniel Bednarek, Wong R. Parameterization of image intensifier distortion. Medical Physics. 1991; 18(3).
Stephen Rudin, Daniel Bednarek, Wong R. Continuously-variable zoom magnification for fluoroscopy. Medical Physics. 1991; 18(3).
Stephen Rudin, Daniel Bednarek. Substantial dose reduction in selected fluoroscopic procedures. Medical Physics. 1991; 18(3).
Stephen Rudin, Daniel Bednarek, Wong R, Kaczmarek RG, Kaczmarek RV, Alker G. High contrast clinical imaging with a rapid multiple scanning beam device: Effects of aperture pattern zone boundaries. RSNA Scientific Program. 1986.
Daniel Bednarek, Rudinger G, Stephen Rudin. Optimized rotating aperture wheel slit design. Medical Physics. 1986; 13(4).
Kaczmarek R, Daniel Bednarek, Stephen Rudin, Wong R. Survey of patient exposure in phototimed chest radiography. Medical Physics. 1986; 13(4).
Stephen Rudin, Daniel Bednarek, Wong R. Application of rapidly scanning multiple beams in digital radiography. SPSE/ AAPM Medical Imaging Meeting Program. 1982.
Wong R, Daniel Bednarek, Stephen Rudin. Dependence of object detectability on quantum noise in an imaging system with variable sensitivity. Medical Physics. 1982; 9(4).
Stephen Rudin, Daniel Bednarek, Wong R. Digital Radiography using linear array detectors with a rotating aperture beam device. Medical Physics. 1981; 8(5).
Daniel Bednarek, Stephen Rudin, Wong R. Artifacts patterns of anti-scatter grids. Medical Physics. 1981; 8(4).
Daniel Bednarek, Stephen Rudin, Wong R. Evaluation of sensitometry at mammographic energies. Medical Physics. 1981; 8(4).
Stephen Rudin, Daniel Bednarek, Wong R, Andres MLR, Leslie EV. Fluoroscopic dose reduction using iris control. Medical Physics. 1981; 8(4).
Stephen Rudin, Daniel Bednarek, Wong R. Rotating aperture cones for scatter reduction in diagnostic radiology. RSNA Scientific Program. 1980.
Stephen Rudin, Daniel Bednarek, Wong R. Synchronization and overlap artifacts in multiple scanning beam radiography. RSNA Scientific Program. 1980.
Stephen Rudin, Daniel Bednarek. Scatter reduction in cone beam CT using a Scanning Cylindrical Aperture Tomography (SCAT) device. Medical Physics. 1980; 7(4).
Daniel Bednarek, Stephen Rudin. Clinical Sensitometry. Medical Physics. 1980; 7(4).
Daniel Bednarek, Stephen Rudin. A comparison of modified bootstrap and conventional methods of sensitometry in medical radiology. Am. J. Roentg.. 1980; 134.
Stephen Rudin, Daniel Bednarek. A RAW device for x-ray tomography. Am. J. Roentg.. 1980; 134.
Stephen Rudin, Daniel Bednarek. The RAW device - a rotating aperture wheel anti-scatter system for dynamic radiology. Medical Physics. 1979; 6(4).
Daniel Bednarek, Lanzl LH, Rozenfeld M. On the application of a liquid dielectric ionization chamber to Cf-252 dosimetry. Medical Physics. ; 3(6).
, Lanzl LH, Rozenfeld M. Applicability of a liquid dielectric ionization chamber to Cf-252 dosimetry. Medical Physics. ; 2(3).
Daniel Bednarek, Lanzl LH, Rozenfeld M. A liquid-filled ionization chamber for the dosimetry of interstitial implant sources. Physics in Medicine and Biology. ; 22.
Daniel Bednarek, Lanzl LH, Rozenfeld M. a liquid dielectric radiation quality meter. 20th Annual Meeting of AAPM..
Smith ST, Daniel Bednarek, Wobschall DC, Kim H, Jeong M. Evaluation of CMOS image detector flow for low cost and power medical x-ray imaging application. SPIE Medical Imaging..
Kenneth Hoffmann, D. P. Nazareth, L. Miskolczi, B. Nemes, A. Gopal, Stephen Rudin, Daniel Bednarek. Measurement of vessel sizes: comparison of manual and automated techniques. ; 2001(221P).
Society for Computer Applications in Radiology (1995–present)
Society for Information Display (1992–present)
Upstate New York Chapter of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (1979–present)
Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (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 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 appliction 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
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)
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)
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; Universit Physicians Services, Women's Health Intiative 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 Oustanding scinetific paper (other than dosimeter) published in journal: Medical Physics vol21(1994);vol22(1995), vol23(1996), vol24(1997), vol25(1998), vol26(1996).; Other
Chairman; Fred Faw Award Committee, Upstate NY chapter of AAPM; Other
Immediate-Past President; 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
Chairman; Nominating Committee, Uostate NY chapter of AAPM; Other
President; Upstate NY chapter of AAPM; Other
Program Chairman; Annual Memorial Lecture Meeting, Upstate NY chapter of AAPM; Other
Member; Promotions Committee, Dept. of Radiology; Other
President-elect; Upstate NY chapter of AAPM; Other
Program Chairman; Upstate NY chapter of the AAPM; 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
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
Invited Observer; American Board of Radiology oral examinations, Louisville, KY; Department Representative
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 resdients 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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