Hubert Rodney Withers

Background

Withers, Hubert Rodney was born on September 21, 1932 in Queensland, Australia. Son of Hubert and Gertrude Ethel (Tremayne) Withers. came to the United States, 1966.

Education

Bachelor of Medicine, BChir, U. Queensland, Brisbane, Australia, 1956; Doctor of Philosophy, U. London, 1965; Doctor of Science, U. London, 1982.

Career

Intern, Royal Brisbane and Associated Hospitals, 1957; resident in radiotherapy and pathology, Queensland Radium Institute and Royal Brisbane Hospital, 1958-1963; University Queensland Gaggin fellow, Gray Laboratory, Mount Vernon Hospital, Northwood, Middlesex., England, 1963-1965; University Queensland Gaggin fellow, Royal Brisbane Hospital, 1966; radiotherapist, Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick, Sydney., Australia, 1966; visiting research scientist laboratory physiology, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland., 1966-1968; associate professor radiotherapy section experimental radiotherapy, University Texas Sys. Cancer Center M.D. Anderson Hospital & Tumor Institute, Houston, 1968-1971; professor radiotherapy, chief section section experimental radiotherapy, University Texas Sys. Cancer Center M.D. Anderson Hsop.

& Tumor Institute, Houston, 1971-1980; professor director experimental radiation oncology department radiation oncology, University of California at Los Angeles, 1980-1989; professor, vice-chair director experimental radiation oncology department radiation oncology, University of California at Los Angeles, 1991-1994; American Cancer Society Clinical Research professor department radiation oncology, University of California at Los Angeles, since 1992; interim director Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California at Los Angeles, 1994-1995; chairman radiation oncology, University of California at Los Angeles, since 1994. Associate graduate faculty University Texas, Graduate School biomedical Scis, Houston, 1969-1973, member graduate faculty, 1973-1980. Professor department radiotherapy Medical School, University Texas Health Science Center, Houston, University Texas Medical School, Houston, 1975-1980.

Professor, director Institute Oncology, The Prince of Wales Hospital, U. NSW, Sydney, Australia, 1989-1991. Member committee mortality military personnel present-at-atmosphere tests of nuclear weapons Institute Medicine, 1993-1994. Member radiation effects research board National Research Council, since 1993.

Member committee neutron dose reporting International Commission Radiation Units and Measurements, since 1982, member report committee clinical dosimetry for neutrons, since 1993. Member task force non-stochastic effects radiation International Committee Radiation Protection, 1980-1984, member committee 1, since 1993. Member radiobiology committee Radiation Therapy Oncology Group, since 1979, member dose-time committee, 1980-1989, member gastroenterology committee, 1982-1989.

Member education board Royal Australian College Radiology, 1989-1991. Member cancer research coordinator committee University of California, 1991-1997, member standing curriculum committee University of California at Los Angeles biomedical physics graduate program, since 1993. Consultant experimental radiotherapy University Texas System Cancer Center, since 1980.

Achievements

• Hubert Rodney Withers has been listed as a noteworthy Radiotherapist, radiobiologist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Kettering selection committee General Motors Cancer Research Foundation, 1988-1989, chairman, 1989, awards assembly, 1990-1994. Fellow Royal Australasian College Radiologists (board certified, Gold medal 1997), American College Radiology (board certified therapeutic radiology, advisory com.patterns of care study since 1988, radiation oncology advisory group 1993-1997, others), American Radium Society (member and credential c om. 1986-1989, 93-94, treasurer 1993-1994, president-elect 1995-1996, president 1996-1997, others), American Society Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (awards committee 1993, publications committee 1993-1997, vice-chair Publs.

Commission, 1996-1998, keynote address 1990). Member National Cancer Institute (ad-hoc review committees since 1970, radiation sudy sect.1971-1975, consultant United States-Japan Cooperative Study high LET Radiotherapy 1975-1977,cancer research emphasis grant review committee 1976, clinical cancer center review committee 1976-1979, toxicology working group 1977-1978, reviewer outstanding investigator grants 1984-1993, board science counselors, 1986-1988), National Cancer Institute Canada (advising committee research 1992-1995), Pacific N.W. Radiological Society (honorary), Texas Radiological Society (honorary), Southern California Radiation Oncology Society (secretary, treasurer, 1992-1994, president 1996-1997), European Society Therapeutic Radiology an d Oncology (honorary), Polish Oncology Society (honorary) Austrian Radiation Oncology Society (honorary), Philadelphia Roentgen Ray Society (honorary), Radiation Research Society (president 1982-1983, honors and awards committee 1984-1988, ad hoc committee funds utilization 1987-1989, advising committee Radiation Research Journal since 1988).

Connections

Married Janet Macfie, October 9, 1959. 1 child, Genevieve.

Father:

Hubert Withers

Mother:

Gertrude Ethel (Tremayne) Withers

Spouse:

Janet Macfie

child:

Genevieve Withers