Accomplishments: Department of Health Physics and Diagnostic Sciences
Francis Cucinotta (Health Physics and Diagnostic Sciences) accepted an invitation to speak during the National Academy of Sciences鈥 Gilbert W. Beebe Symposium on the Future of Low-Dose Radiation Research in the United States. His talk focused on systems radiation biology, which addressed the government鈥檚 potential responsibilities in this area. He鈥
Heidi Shelton (Health Physics and Diagnostic Sciences) presented 鈥淒igital Radiography: When the Safety of Low Dose Radiation Creates Sloppiness鈥 during the Association of Collegiate Educators in Radiologic Technology annual conference. The lecture identified poor practices that increase radiation exposure to technologists and patients, addressed鈥
Frank Cucinotta (Health Physics and Diagnostic Sciences) co-authored five articles that recently appeared in peer-reviewed journals. Three of the studies revealed important findings about the age dependence of impaired cognition during radiation treatment of brain cancers; defined a new international standard to format various types of DNA damage鈥
Janice Pluth (Health Physics and Diagnostic Sciences) is the corresponding author of the paper 鈥淕enetic Variation and Radiation Quality Impact Cancer Promoting Cellular Phenotypes in Response to HZE Exposure,鈥 which appears in-press within the journal Life Sciences in Space Research. This work used various normal mammary epithelial strains, with鈥
Frank Cucinotta (Health Physics and Diagnostic Sciences) co-authored 鈥淐ancer and Circulatory Disease Risks for a Human Mission to Mars: Private Mission Considerations,鈥 which concluded that younger-aged participants on a privately funded mission to Mars would experience significant increases in cancer risks compared to typical astronauts, and鈥
Janice Pluth (Health Physics and Diagnostic Sciences) received funding from NASA鈥檚 space biology program for her study 鈥淢icrogravity Affects on Mammary 3D Tissue Architecture and Role of Stem Cells and Genetics.鈥 She was one of only 15 investigators in the nation to have earned a grant award from the space biology program, which is managed by the鈥
Frank Cucinotta (Health Physics and Diagnostic Sciences) received the Radiation Research Society鈥檚 Failla Award, which recognizes his history of significant contributions to radiation research. The annual award will be presented during the society鈥檚 yearly meeting in September.
Frank Cucinotta (Health Physics and Diagnostic Sciences) co-edited an e-book, 鈥淐harged Particles in Oncology,鈥 which was published by Frontiers in Oncology. The publication addresses how the use of charged particles in cancer treatment, which allows for more sparring in normal tissues than X-rays, and protection of astronauts from space radiation鈥
Chad Hensley (Health Physics and Diagnostic Sciences) received an appointment to the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology (JRCERT) board of directors. Hensley, who is part of 性视界传媒's radiography program, will work with other board members during the three-year term to ensure the JRCERT promotes excellence in radiology鈥
Frank Cucinotta (Health Physics and Diagnostic Sciences) spoke during the National Cancer Institutes' workshop that addressed the biological consequences of radiation therapy in the development of new treatments. The workshop brought together leading experts to explore the potential of clinical dose-effect using biological measures that could鈥
Yu Kuang (Health Physics and Diagnostic Sciences), Sharon Jalene (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences), and Danny Young (Physical Therapy) are the recipients of this year's "Distinguished" awards from the School of Allied Health Sciences. Kuang received the Distinguished Scholar Award, while Jalene received the Distinguished Teaching Award,鈥
The Department of Health Physics and Diagnostic Sciences received confirmation that all spring 2016 graduates from the nuclear medicine program passed both national registry examinations on their first attempts. Students excelled in areas of patient care, radiation safety and protection, and radiation biology. The nuclear medicine program has鈥