by
Sean Ruck, Contributing Editor | December 30, 2015
From the December 2015 issue of HealthCare Business News magazine
Jean I. Widger Distinguished Author Award
The award honors the best peer-reviewed articles published in ASRT’s scientific journals. The award is named after longtime Radiologic Technology editor Jean I. Widger. Melissa P. Culp, B.S., R.T.(R)(MR); James R. Barba, M.A., R.T.(R); and Melissa B. Jackowski, Ed.D., R.T.(R)(M), are the winners of the Widger award for their article “Shield Placement: Effect on Exposure.” The article appeared in the March/April 2014 issue of Radiologic Technology.
Culp is a faculty member of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with an interest in radiology’s contribution to sustainable global health initiatives.
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Barba is a former lab director for the UNC — Chapel Hill radiologic science program, who retired in January 2014 after more than 40 years in the profession.
Dr. Jackowski is the competency management development specialist at Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc., CX USA Education Services. Their study measured radiation exposure to determine ideal shield placement to protect bone marrow that is not in the primary beam during knee imaging. The study reinforced the notion that shielding should be used in conjunction with collimation, to reduce exposure as much as possible.
Harold Silverman Distinguished Author Award
The award is named in honor of radiation therapist Harold Silverman, an advocate for accreditation of radiation therapy educational programs. This award also honors the best peer-reviewed articles published in ASRT’s Radiation Therapist. Patricia Sledge Brewer, M.P.A., R.T.(R)(T); Terrence J. Ravine, Ph.D., M.T.; and Sarah E. Bru, M.S., M.T., are the winners of the Silverman award for their article “Risk of Patient Infection From Heating Appliances Used to Produce Thermoplastic Immobilization Devices.” The article appeared in the Fall 2014 issue of Radiation Therapist.
