Hedvig Hricak
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Hedvig Hricak was born in 1946, in Zagreb,
Biography
Hricak earned her medical degree from the School of Medicine, University of Zagreb in 1970.[6] In 1982 Hricak joined the faculty of University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), where she became professor of radiology, radiation oncology, urology and gynecology.[6] While at UCSF, she earned her Dr. Med. Sc./Ph.D. from the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden.[6] In 1999, she became chairman of the Department of Radiology at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK).[7] Hricak's past roles include as the president, Radiological Society of North America, 2009-2010[6]
In June 2021, Hricak chaired the National Academies committee that wrote the report endorsing NASA's proposal to revise current radiation exposure limits for astronauts. This would set a single, lifetime limit of allowable exposure for astronauts, rather than keeping limits based on age and gender.[8]
References
- ^ "David Rall Medal". National Academy of Medicine. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
- ^ "Hedvig Hricak – world innovator in tumor diagnosis". Nacional. No. 530. January 9, 2006. Archived from the original on 27 May 2012. Retrieved December 31, 2010.
- ^ "Dr. Hedvig Hricak MD". US News. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
- ^ "Hedvig Hricak, New York, NY/US". European Society of Radiology. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
- ^ Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center - Physician Biography
- ^ PMID 20032134.
- ^ "About Heidi". Retrieved 5 May 2023.
- ^ "Report backs NASA proposal to change astronaut radiation exposure limits". SpaceNews. 2021-06-25. Retrieved 2021-06-30.
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