Charles Mistretta Explained

Charles A. Mistretta is an American medical physicist.

Mistretta earned a doctoral degree in high energy physics from Harvard University in 1968.^{[1] [2]} He joined the faculty of the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1971, began researching medical imaging, and later held the J. R. Cameron Professorship of Medical Physics and Radiology.^[3]

Mistretta shared the 1998 J. Allyn Taylor International Prize in Medicine with Graeme Bydder.^[4] In 2004, Mistretta was elected a fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering.^[5] He became a member of the United States National Academy of Engineering in 2014.^[6] In 2017, the International Commission on Radiation Units and Measurements awarded Mistretta the Gray Medal.^[7]

Notes and References

1. News: Charles A. Mistretta . 20 October 2023 . University of Wisconsin–Madison Department of Medical Physics.
2. News: Charles Mistretta PhD . 20 October 2023 . University of Wisconsin–Madison Department of Radiology.
3. News: Dr. Charles Mistretta receives international medical physics award for lifetime contributions . 20 October 2023 . University of Wisconsin–Madison Department of Radiology . April 2013.
4. 1999 AAPM Award Winners . Medical Physics . 1 October 1999 . 26 . 10 . 2206–2217 . 10.1002/j.2473-4209.1999.tb00836.x.
5. News: CHARLES A. MISTRETTA, PH.D. . 20 October 2023 . American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering.
6. News: Professor Charles A. Mistretta . 20 October 2023 . United States National Academy of Engineering.
7. News: Dr. Charles Mistretta Selected to Receive 18th Gray Medal . 20 October 2023 . 2 . American Association of Physicists in Medicine . March–April 2017 . 42.