Dr. Madan M. Rehani
Dr. Madan M. Rehani has made outstanding contributions in the field of medical radiation protection by his actions through the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
in more than 70 countries. He raised patient dosimetry and image quality skills of professionals from less resourced countries and published multi-national data in
many leading journals. He was responsible for establishing a website on
radiation protection of patients of the IAEA which became top resource in this area as evidenced by visit statistics. He has been responsible for development of training material of the IAEA on radiation protection in: diagnostic & interventional radiology; nuclear medicine, cardiology, hybrid imaging, which are available for
free download. He established series of international training programs and has trained doctors from over 60 countries.
Dr Rehani is currently Visiting Scientist at the
Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston. He was Director of Radiation Protection, European Society of Radiology (ESR) and is credited with establishing a new program on
EuroSafe Imaging. He was earlier Professor & Head, Medical Physics Unit in the Cancer Hospital of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, India and also Head of the Collaborating Centre of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Imaging Technology & Radiation Protection, which he established.
Awards: He has been awarded the 2015 Butterfly Award by the Image Gently in recognition of leadership and dedication to improving the imaging care of children; Honorary Membership of the Society of Pediatric Radiology in 2011; The Harold Johns Medal by the International Organization for Medical Physics (IOMP) in 2009; the most prestigious award of India in nuclear sciences - Homi Bhabha Memorial Oration by Society of Nuclear Medicine India in 1999; Dr.K. M. Rai Oration by Indian Radiological & Imaging Association 2001. He was chosen among 50 Outstanding contributors over the last 50 years (1963-2013) in medical physics and honored at the International Conference on Medical Physics in Brighton, UK on 1-4 Sept 2013. Also he was elected as Fellow of the IOMP.
He was founder President UPDEL Chapter of the Association of Medical Physicists of India (AMPI) during 1990-94; President, Society of Nuclear Medicine, India, 2001. He is Vice President, IOMP and was Secretary General 2009-2015.
Publications: Under his chairmanship, 4 Annals of ICRP (International Commission on Radiological Protection) have been published and another 4 with him as member of the Task Group. He has edited 5 books, responsible for 15 IAEA publications, published more than 130 papers in journals and contributed Editorials in British Medical Journal, International Journal of Cardiology, Indian Journal of Radiology & Imaging. He has published papers in The Lancet, Am J Roentgenology, Radiology, Euro Radiol, Catheterization & Cardiovascular Interventions, Semin Ultrasound CT MR, Radiother Oncol, J Nuclear Medicine, Radiation Research, Clin Radiol, Rad Prot Dosimetry etc.
He is Associate Editor, BJR; Medical Physics and was Asstt Editor of AJR for many years.
