Lawrence Herman Lanzl

Background

Lanzl, Lawrence Herman was born on April 8, 1921 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Hans and Elsa (Seitz) Lanzl.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Northwestern University, 1943; Master of Sciences, University Illinois, 1947; Doctor of Philosophy, University Illinois, 1951.

Career

Assistant department astronomy, Dearborn Observatory interim instructor department physics, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, 1941-1943; junior physicist, Metallurgical Laboratory, Manhattan Project, University of Chicago, 1944; junior physicist, Los Alamos (New Mexico) Science Laboratory, Manhattan Project, University of California, 1944-1945; research assistant department physics, University of Illinois, Urbana, 1946-1950; associate physicist naval reactor division, Argonne (Illinois) National Laboratory, 1951; senior physicist, University of Chicago, Argonne Cancer Research Hospital, 1951-1955; research associate, University of Chicago, Argonne Cancer Research Hospital, 1955-1956; assistant professor, University of Chicago, 1956-1959; associate professor, University of Chicago, 1959-1968; professor department radiology and Franklin McLean Memorial Research Institute,, University of Chicago, 1968-1980; professor emeritus, University of Chicago, since 1980; professor, Rush Medical College, Chicago, since 1980; professor, department chairman medical physics College Health Sciences and Graduate College,, Rush University, Chicago, since 1982. 1st officer division life science International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, Austria, 1967-1968. Consultant Pan American Health Organisation, 1993, International Atomic Energy Agency, 1994.

Radiation hazard control expert Illinois Board Radiation Physics, 1960. Governor appointed Radiation Protection Advisory Council State Illinois, 1966-1997, chairman, 1971-1997. Member Medical Use Advisory Board State Illinois, since 1974.

Failla memorial lecturer, New York City, 1996. Chairman pro-tem Department Radiation Oncology, Rush Presbyterian-St. Lukes Medical Center, 1997.

Achievements

• Lawrence Herman Lanzl has been listed as a noteworthy Medical physicist by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

• book

  • ATLAS OF RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTIONS VOL. IV BARCHYTHERAPY ISODOSE CHARTS, SEALED RADIUM SOURCES

    (Vienna 1972 International Atomic Engergy Agency. Lg.4to.,...)

Membership

Member DBM Advisory Panel for Californium Program Atomic Energy Commission, 1969-1973. Consultant National Cancer Institute, 1968-1988. Consultant therapeutic radiology service, section radiation physics Hines (Illinois) Veterans Administration Hospital., 1969-1987, chairman advisory panel on radiation safety and protection, 1973-1980.

Member county Marie Sklodowska-Curie Memorial Foundation, Warsaw, Poland, since 1989. Fellow American College Radiology (member of commission human resources 1976-1988), Health Physics Society (editor association journal 1979-1983), American Association Physicists in Medicine (president 1966-1967, chairman Commision on Accreditation 1981-1989, Special Recognition award Midwest chapter 1977, chairman local arrangements 1969-1986, member commission on training medical physicists 1976-1990, William D. Coolidge award 1978, Farrington Daniels award 1984, Landauer Memorial award 1989, establisher Laurence H. Lanzl lecture). Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Physical Society, American Association Physicists in Medicine (president 1990), International Organisation Medical Physics (United States delegate 1973-1985, vice president 1982-1985, president 1985-1989, editor Medical Physics World 1982-1985), Radiological Society North America (member associate science committee 1972-1982), National Council Radiation Protection and Measurements (member science coms.1967-1992), Radiation Research Society, American Nuclear Society (Midwest), Hospital Physicists' Association (United Kingdom), International Radiation Protection Association, Association Medical Physicists India, Chinese Society Medical Physics (honorary), International Union Physicians and Engineering Sciences in Medicine (county 1985-1994, president 1988-1991, past president 1991-1994), Sigma Xi (Distinguished Scientist Member award 1989, J.M. Paul Memorial award 1992).

Connections

Married Elisabeth Farber, September 18, 1947. Children: Eric Lawrence, Barbara Jane.

Father:

Hans Lanzl

Mother:

Elsa (Seitz) Lanzl

Spouse:

Elisabeth Farber

child:

Barbara Jane Lanzl

child:

Eric Lawrence Lanzl