ASTRO names ABR president as honorary member

The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) has named N. Reed Dunnick, MD, as its 2010 honorary member, which is the highest honor the Society bestows upon distinguished cancer researchers and leaders in disciplines other than radiation oncology, radiation physics or radiobiology.

Dunnick is the Fred Jenner Hodges professor and chair of the University of Michigan department of radiology in Ann Arbor, Mich., and an American Board of Radiology (ABR)-certified diagnostic radiologist. He is also the current president of the ABR and a past president of the Academy of Radiology Research, American Roentgen Ray Society, Association of University Radiologists, Michigan Radiological Society and Society of Uroradiology.

Dunnick will be recognized with this honor during the awards ceremony at ASTRO's annual meeting, taking place Oct. 31– Nov. 4, 2010 in San Diego.

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