UNC Lineberger’s Lawrence Marks, MD, the Dr. Sidney K. Simon Distinguished Professor of Oncology Research and the chair of the UNC School of Medicine Department of Radiation Oncology, and was awarded Honorary Membership in the American Association of Physicists in Medicine.
Honorary membership in the American Association of Physicists in Medicine is reserved for distinguished members of related professions who understand the value of the medical physicist and the profession of medical physics as an integral and indispensable part of patient care, and who have consistently supported the mission and goals of the association through leadership and advocacy, according to a letter announcing the award.
Marks was recognized during an awards ceremony and reception held July 30 in Nashville during the association’s 60th Annual Meeting & Exhibition.