31 March 2023
Professor Søren M. Bentzen has been awarded the BIR Medal for Outstanding International Achievement and was presented with his award by Professor Stephen Keevil, BIR President at the BIR Radiotherapy and Oncology meeting last month.
This award is given in recognition of transformative and outstanding achievement in radiology, radiation oncology or the associated sciences across the world. Professor Bentzen PhD, DMSc, FASTRO is Professor and Director of the Division of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health; Professor of Radiation Oncology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, USA.
Søren earned a M.Sc. in physics and mathematics (1981), Ph.D. in medical image analysis (1986), D.M.Sc. in clinical radiobiology (1994), all from Aarhus University, Denmark. He has published 534 papers and book chapters and presented >380 invited lectures. His papers have been cited 43,000 times, and hish-indexis 109 according to Google Scholar. He currently serves on 10 international cancer journal editorial boards. Søren has received 32 awards and honors, and he is one of only 3 people who have been awarded both the ASTRO Gold Medal (2017) and the ESTRO Breuer Gold Medal (2003).
Søren held an Honorary Professorship at University College London (2000–2005). Previous appointments include MD Anderson Cancer Center (1987–1988), Danish Cancer Society/Aarhus University (1988–1997), Gray Laboratory/Mount Vernon Hospital, London (1998–2004), University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health (2005–2013). Main research interests: late effects of radiotherapy; clinical radiobiology; integration of data from genomics, proteomics, and molecular imaging into novel radiation-therapy strategies; bioeffect modeling; biomathematics; biostatistics; clinical trial design; evidence-based medicine.
Søren M. Bentzen, PhD, DMSc, FASTRO. Professor and Director of the Division of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health; Professor of Radiation Oncology, University of Maryland School of Medicine.
Søren earned a M.Sc. in physics and mathematics (1981), Ph.D. in medical image analysis (1986), D.M.Sc. in clinical radiobiology (1994), all from Aarhus University, Denmark. He has published 534 papers and book chapters and presented >380 invited lectures. His papers have been cited 43,000 times, and hish-indexis 109 according to Google Scholar. He currently serves on 10 international cancer journal editorial boards. Søren has received 32 awards and honors, and he is one of only 3 people who have been awarded both the ASTRO Gold Medal (2017) and the ESTRO Breuer Gold Medal (2003).
Søren held an Honorary Professorship at University College London (2000–2005). Previous appointments include MD Anderson Cancer Center (1987–1988), Danish Cancer Society/Aarhus University (1988–1997), Gray Laboratory/Mount Vernon Hospital, London (1998–2004), University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health (2005–2013). Main research interests: late effects of radiotherapy; clinical radiobiology; integration of data from genomics, proteomics, and molecular imaging into novel radiation-therapy strategies; bioeffect modeling; biomathematics; biostatistics; clinical trial design; evidence-based medicine.
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Images:
Top: BIR President Professor Stephen Keevil presents Søren with the BIR Award for Outstanding International Achievement
Top left: Søren with BIR President Professor Stephen Keevil
Top right: BIR President Professor Stephen Keevil congratulates Søren on his award
Lower left: Søren with Inge
Lower right: BIR Medal for Outstanding International Achievement
