From the December 2014 issue of HealthCare Business News magazine
Harold Silverman Distinguished Author Award
This award also honors the best peer-reviewed articles published in ASRT’s Radiation Therapist. The award is named in honor of radiation therapist Harold Silverman, an advocate for accreditation of radiation therapy educational programs.
Ronnie G. Lozano, Ph.D., R.T.(T) , is the winner of the Silverman award for his article “Characterizing a Culture of Training and Safety: A Qualitative Case Study in Radiation Oncology,” which was published in the Fall 2013 issue of Radiation Therapist.
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Lozano is the chairman and a tenured associate professor for the radiation therapy program at Texas State University. He received the Elekta Radiation Therapy Educators Scholarship from the ASRT Foundation in 2007. Lozano serves as a member of the Radiation Therapist Editorial Review Board and was appointed to the ASRT Foundation’s Research and Grants Advisory Panel in 2008. He also serves as a licensure and practice advisor to the Texas Department of State Health Services’ Medical Radiologic Technologist Certification Program.
His qualitative study explored how a radiation oncology organization’s infrastructure, information and communication patterns, and values and philosophy of care contributed to the creation of a culture of effective training strategies that resulted in comprehensive patient safety. Using semistructured one-on-one interviews, Lozano concluded that this organization’s enhanced communication and knowledge-sharing practices improved patient safety and should serve as a model for others.
ASTRO Gold Medal
ASTRO’s Gold Medal, first awarded in 1977, is bestowed annually on up to three ASTRO members who have made outstanding contributions to the field of radiation oncology, including work in research, clinical care, teaching and service. Including the 2014 awardees, only 75 of ASTRO’s more than 10,000 members have received the Gold Medal award.
Candidates must be nominated by one Active member of ASTRO and receive letters of support from two additional Active members of ASTRO, detailing the nominee’s impact on the advancement of radiation oncology. Nominees may be from any of the scientific disciplines represented in ASTRO, including radiation oncology, biology and physics. This year, three doctors were recognized.
