Background
Cohen, Lionel was born on January 6, 1918 in Johannesburg, South Africa. Came to the United States, 1972. Son of Moshe and Bella (Segal) Cohen.
Cohen, Lionel was born on January 6, 1918 in Johannesburg, South Africa. Came to the United States, 1972. Son of Moshe and Bella (Segal) Cohen.
Medicinae Baccalaureus, Baccalaureus Chirurgiae, University Witwatersrand, 1943. Doctor of Philosophy, University Witwatersrand, 1960.
Resident in radiation oncology, Bellevue Hospital, New York City, 1946-1947; registrar, U. London, England, 1947-1949; chief radiotherapist, General Hospital, Johannesburg, 1950-1968; professor, U. Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, 1968-1972; chairman radiation oncology, Michael Reese Hospital, Chicago, 1973-1989; investigator, Fermi Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois, 1975-1990; professor emeritus, University of Chicago, since 1991.
Fellow Radiological Society North America. Member British Institute Radiology, American Association Physicists in Medicine.
Married Annabelle Goldberg, June 6, 1948 (divorced 1973). Children: David A., Benjamin V., Eugene M.