The world’s largest society for radiation oncology professionals recently named David Carlson, PhD, DABR, FAAPM, a Fellow of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (FASTRO). Dr. Carlson will receive his FASTRO designation at an awards ceremony in San Diego on October 3rd during ASTRO’s 65th Annual Meeting.
Dr. Carlson joins an elite group of just 29 physicians and medical physicists who are recognized this year for their far-reaching contributions to the field of radiation oncology and their progress in advancing cancer research, education, and patient care. Since its inception in 2006, the FASTRO designation has been awarded to just 450 of ASTRO’s 10,000 members worldwide.
Dr. Carlson, who is a Professor of Therapeutic Radiology, Vice Chair for Physics, Therapeutic Radiology, and Director of Medical Physics, Therapeutic Radiology, researches ways to develop more accurate radiobiological dose-response models that will advance biologically-guided radiation therapy (BGRT) for cancer patients. He has a broad background in radiation physics and radiation biology and received his PhD from Purdue University. He is also a fellow of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine, and a diplomat of the American Board of Radiology.