Larry A. Dewerd
PROFESSOR
Department of medical physics
University of Wisconsin-Madison
United States of America
Biography
Professor (tenure), Medical Physics Director, University of Wisconsin Accredited Dosimetry Calibration Laboratory (UW-ADCL) Department Affiliations Medical Physics Education B.S., Mathematics & Physics, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 1963 M.S., Physics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1965 Ph.D., Physics/Medical Physics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1970 Research Interest Radiation metrology, including calibration of inoization chambers, radiation dosimetry in diagnostic radiology and radiotherapy, quality assurance in radiology and radiotherapy, luminescence for dosimetry (TLD). Positions 1972-1975, University of Washington, Research Assistant Professor 1975-1976, University of Wisconsin, Visiting Assistant Professor 1976-1979, University of Wisconsin, Clinical Assistant Professor 1979-1986, University of Wisconsin, Clinical Associate Professor 1986-1990, Radiation Measurements Inc., Product Development Manager 1990-1997, University of Wisconsin, Clinical Professor 1997-2014, University of Wisconsin, Professor (CHS) of Medical Physics 2014-Present, University of Wisconsin, Professor with tenure of Medical Physics
Research Interest
Radiation metrology, including calibration of inoization chambers, radiation dosimetry in diagnostic radiology and radiotherapy
Publications
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"Quality Assurance Testing Service with Radiochromic Film," R.C. Schmidt, L.A. DeWerd, and E.G. Hendee, Brain Trust 1: No. 4, pp. 8,9 (1996).
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"QA Experience at the University of Wisconsin Accredited Dosimetry Calibration Laboratory," L. A. DeWerd and J. A. Micka, pp. 385-392, in Proceedings of the Workshop on Measurement Quality Assurance for Ionizing Radiation, held in Gaithersburg, MD March 16-18, 1993, PNL-10076 CONF-9303220 ed. J. A. Heath and K. L. Swinth, available from US National Technical Information Service, (1996).
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"Calibration Services for Medical Applications of Radiation," L. A. DeWerd, pp. 243-248, in Proceedings of the Workshop on Measurement Quality Assurance for Ionizing Radiation, held in Gaithersburg, MD March 16-18, 1993, PNL-10076 CONF-9303220 ed. J. A. Heath and K. L. Swinth, available from US National Technical Information Service, (1996).
