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TU‐A‐17A‐01: Memorial to Benjamin M. Galkin – Memorial Lecture
Author(s) -
Suntharalingam N
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
medical physics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.473
H-Index - 180
eISSN - 2473-4209
pISSN - 0094-2405
DOI - 10.1118/1.4889234
Subject(s) - mentorship , medical physicist , radiation oncology , management , medicine , medical radiation , officer , columbia university , medical education , medical physics , sociology , political science , radiology , media studies , radiation therapy , law , economics
This past year Medical Physics lost one of its active members, Benjamin M. Galkin. Ben Galkin was a Past‐Treasurer of the AAPM. During his leadership role he played an important part in Securing membership, for the AAPM, in the American Institute of physics. As Treasurer he was also a prime mover in starting the journal, Medical Physics, and served as its business manager in the formative years.Ben Galkin received his Masters Degree at Columbia University in New York, under the mentorship of Dr. Edith Quimby, one of the pioneer Hospital Radiation Physicists in the country. He started his professional career at Jefferson Hospital in Philadelphia, joining Robert Gorson, and remained there until retirement. He served as the institution’s Radiation Safety Officer throughout his career. His research interest was Breast Imaging. He held joint faculty appointments in the Department of Radiology and the Department of Radiation Therapy and Nuclear Medicine, rising up to the rank of Full professor. He was a well respected teacher for the residents in Radiology.