Announcements: Dr. Kanal Earns AAPM Lifetime Achievement Award
August 2025;18(4):11
ABR Trustee Kalpana Kanal, PhD, was named the recipient of the AAPM’s Edith Quimby Lifetime Achievement Award in July. The honor recognizes members whose careers have been notable based on their outstanding achievements.
Dr. Kanal has worked in the department of radiology at the University of Washington since 2000 and is professor and director of the diagnostic physics section as well as director for the imaging physics residency program. She is also the university’s chair of the radiation safety committee.
Dr. Kanal, who has been an ABR Trustee since 2017, has served as the chair of the American College of Radiology (ACR) CT Dose Index Registry, has published more than 70 papers in peer-reviewed journals, and has made several scientific presentations. She has also been recognized as a fellow by the AAPM, ACR, and Society of Advanced Body Imaging.
