Lawrence T. Dauer, PhD

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I am a medical health physicist specializing in radiation protection in medicine and hold appointments in both the Department of Medical Physics and the Department of Radiology. I am the Radiation Safety Manager and Chair of Memorial Sloan-Kettering’s Emergency Management Committee, as well as a member of the Radiation Injury Treatment Network.

I have spent more than 25 years in the field of radiation protection and health physics, half of which involved radiation protection programs for the energy and industrial sectors. For more than ten years, I have been engaged in operations and research in medical health physics. Our goal is to provide and maintain exceptional medical health physics expertise in support of the fields of radiology, x-ray imaging, nuclear medicine, radiation oncology, and radiochemistry, as well as surgery and medicine. My research focuses on developing new techniques that utilize radioactive materials and radiation-producing devices. This practical research is aimed at facilitating the immediate translation of results into improved radiation protection practices and communication avenues that maximize medical benefits to our patients while reducing risks from exposure to ionizing radiation and enabling the expansion of successful clinical programs.

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I am a Diplomate of the American Board of Health Physics certified in comprehensive health physics, and am a Licensed Medical Physicist in New York State. I have served as Chair of the Radiation Safety Committee of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine, President and Executive Council Member of the Medical Physics Section of the Health Physics Society, President of the Greater NY Chapter of the Health Physics Society, and Board Member of the Radiological and Medical Physics Society of NY, and have served on scientific committees of the National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurement. In 2005, I received the Elda E. Anderson Award from the Health Physics Society.

I am currently a member of the International Commission on Radiological Protection Committee 3 on Radiation Protection in Medicine, an elected council member of the National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements, and serve as a Member of the Jont safety Committee of the Society for Interventional Radiology and the American College of Radiology.

Phone

212-639-7391

Clinical Expertise

Radiation Protection and Medical Health Physics

Languages Spoken

English

Education

PhD, Adult Education, Capella University; MS, Health Physics, Georgia Institute of Technology

Board Certifications

Health Physics

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Department of Radiology›Radiochemistry and Imaging Sciences Service

Publications by Lawrence T. Dauer

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clinical (KLIH-nih-kul)

Having to do with the examination and treatment of patients.

Source: The National Cancer Institute's Dictionary of Cancer Terms
(http://www.cancer.gov/dictionary)

imaging (IH-muh-jing)

In medicine, a process that makes pictures of areas inside the body. Imaging uses methods such as x-rays (high-energy radiation), ultrasound (high-energy sound waves), and radio waves.

Source: The National Cancer Institute's Dictionary of Cancer Terms
(http://www.cancer.gov/dictionary)

ionizing radiation (I-uh-NY-zing RAY-dee-AY-shun)

A type of radiation made (or given off ) by x-ray procedures, radioactive substances, rays that enter the Earth's atmosphere from outer space, and other sources. At high doses, ionizing radiation increases chemical activity inside cells and can lead to health risks, including cancer.

Source: The National Cancer Institute's Dictionary of Cancer Terms
(http://www.cancer.gov/dictionary)

medicine (MEH-dih-sin)

Refers to the practices and procedures used for the prevention, treatment, or relief of symptoms of a diseases or abnormal conditions. This term may also refer to a legal drug used for the same purpose.

Source: The National Cancer Institute's Dictionary of Cancer Terms
(http://www.cancer.gov/dictionary)

National Institutes of Health (NA-shuh-nul IN-stih-TOOTS … helth)

A federal agency in the U.S. that conducts biomedical research in its own laboratories; supports the research of non-Federal scientists in universities, medical schools, hospitals, and research institutions throughout the country and abroad; helps in the training of research investigators; and fosters communication of medical information. Access the National Institutes of Health Web site at . Also called NIH.

Source: The National Cancer Institute's Dictionary of Cancer Terms
(http://www.cancer.gov/dictionary)

Network

A group of physicians, specialists, hospitals, outpatient centers, pharmacies, and other providers who has signed a contract with an insurance company to provide healthcare services to their subscribers.

Source: The National Cancer Institute's Dictionary of Cancer Terms
(http://www.cancer.gov/dictionary)

nuclear medicine (NOO-klee-er MEH-dih-sin)

A branch of medicine that uses small amounts of radioactive substances to make pictures of areas inside the body and to treat disease. In cancer, the radioactive substance may be used with a special machine (such as a PET scanner) to find the cancer, to see how far it has spread, or to see how well a treatment is working. Radioactive substances may also be used to treat certain types of cancer, such as thyroid cancer and lymphoma.

Source: The National Cancer Institute's Dictionary of Cancer Terms
(http://www.cancer.gov/dictionary)

oncology (on-KAH-loh-jee)

The study of cancer.

Source: The National Cancer Institute's Dictionary of Cancer Terms
(http://www.cancer.gov/dictionary)

radiation (RAY-dee-AY-shun)

Energy released in the form of particle or electromagnetic waves. Common sources of radiation include radon gas, cosmic rays from outer space, medical x-rays, and energy given off by a radioisotope (unstable form of a chemical element that releases radiation as it breaks down and becomes more stable).

Source: The National Cancer Institute's Dictionary of Cancer Terms
(http://www.cancer.gov/dictionary)

radioactive (RAY-dee-oh-AK-tiv)

Giving off radiation.

Source: The National Cancer Institute's Dictionary of Cancer Terms
(http://www.cancer.gov/dictionary)

radiology (RAY-dee-AH-loh-jee)

The use of radiation (such as x-rays) or other imaging technologies (such as ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging) to diagnose or treat disease.

Source: The National Cancer Institute's Dictionary of Cancer Terms
(http://www.cancer.gov/dictionary)

surgery (SER-juh-ree)

A procedure to remove or repair a part of the body or to find out whether disease is present. An operation.

Source: The National Cancer Institute's Dictionary of Cancer Terms
(http://www.cancer.gov/dictionary)

translation (trans-LAY-shun)

In biology, the process by which a cell makes proteins using the genetic information carried in messenger RNA (mRNA). The mRNA is made by copying DNA, and the information it carries tells the cell how to link amino acids together to form proteins.

Source: The National Cancer Institute's Dictionary of Cancer Terms
(http://www.cancer.gov/dictionary)

x-ray (EX-ray)

A type of radiation used in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer and other diseases. In low doses, x-rays are used to diagnose diseases by making pictures of the inside of the body. In high doses, x-rays are used to treat cancer.

Source: The National Cancer Institute's Dictionary of Cancer Terms
(http://www.cancer.gov/dictionary)