Janet Husband
Professor Dame Janet Husband Institute of Cancer Research, Royal College of Radiologists, National Cancer Research Institute |
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Professor Dame Janet Elizabeth Husband (, and follow-up cancer. She continues to support medicine and research as a board member and advisor for various organisations.
Education
Janet Elizabeth Siarey was educated at
Career
Husband began research on the prototype of the world's first
She was one of the first people to use whole body CT scanning, and the first person to perform a CT guided biopsy in the UK.[4][5] Her particular research focus was imaging treated cancer: she created rules of partial response or likely remission that are still in use.[4]
In 1996, Husband was awarded a personal chair as head of the Academic Department of Radiology, and in 1998, Husband and Professor Rodney Reznek founded the
Husband was elected president of the
Post-retirement roles
In 2007, Elizabeth II appointed Husband Special Commissioner to the Royal Hospital Chelsea.[2] She is an independent non-executive director of Spire Healthcare.[7]
Husband took up a post as the Chair of the National Cancer Research Institute in April 2011, the radiologist taking the post 100 years after Marie Curie won her second Nobel Prize for her work on radium.[8]
In June 2014, Husband became the Non-Executive Director of the Royal Marsden.[9][10]
Awards and honours
- Member of Society of Computed Body Tomography (USA; 1980)
- Fellow, Academy of Medical Sciences(2001)
- Hon. Fellowship of the Faculty of Radiology, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland(Ireland; 2005)
- Hon. Fellowship of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore (2005)
- Hon. Membership of the Radiological Society of North America (2005)
- Member, Council of the General Medical Council (2005–08)
- Vice Chair, Academy of Medical Royal Colleges (2005–2007)
- Gold Medal, European Congress of Radiology and the European Association of Radiology (2006)
- Honorary Fellowship Hong Kong College of Radiologists (2007)
- Gold Medal, Royal College of Radiologists (2008)[11]
- Honorary Fellowship of Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow (2008)
- Hon. Membership, European Society of Therapeutic and Radiation Oncology (1999)
- Hon. Doctor of Science Institute of Cancer Research, University of London (2013)
Husband was appointed
References
- ^ "Honour for Royal Marsden Professor" (Press release). The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust. 18 June 2007. Archived from the original on 22 November 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
- ^ a b c d e "Professor Dame Janet Husband BIR past president 2002–2004". bir.org.uk. British Institute of Radiology. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Prof. Dame Janet Husband DBE (Past President Founder)". International Cancer Imaging Society. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
- ^ a b c "Professor Dame Janet Husband". acmedsci.ac.uk. The Academy of Medical Sciences. Archived from the original on 10 January 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
- ^ "One hundred years of service to The Royal Marsden". royalmarsden.nhs.uk. The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
- ^ Bond, Katie (4 January 2013). "Two new directors join board of Great Western Hospital Trust". The Wiltshire Gazette and Herald. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
- ^ "Spire Healthcare Group Plc". Bloomberg L.P. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
- ^ "Dame Janet Husband appointed chair of the National Cancer Research Institute". wired-gov.net. WiredGov. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
- ^ "How we run ourselves". royalmarsden.nhs.uk. The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
- ^ "Foundation News: A welcome to Professor Dame Janet Husband". Royal Marsden Magazine: 28. 15 June 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
- ^ "About the College: Honours: Gold Medal". Royal College of Radiologists. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
- ^ "Professor Janet Husband Appointed DBE" (Press release). Institute of Cancer Research. 18 June 2007. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
- ^ "Queen's birthday honours: CBE and OBE". The Guardian. 16 June 2007. Retrieved 22 December 2014.