Rolf M. Sievert Award
Commencing with the 1973 IRPA Congress, each International Congress has been opened by the Sievert Lecture which is presented by the winner of the Sievert Award. This award is in honour of Rolf M. Sievert, a pioneer in radiation physics and radiation protection.
The Sievert Award consists of a suitable scroll, certificate or parchment, containing the name of the recipient, the date it is presented, and an indication that the award honours the memory of Professor Rolf M. Sievert.
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The 2021 Sievert Award winner is Prof. Eliseo Vañó. Emeritus Professor of Medical Physics of the Department of Radiology of the Complutense University of Madrid. You can read more about Prof. Vañó here.
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All recipients of the Sievert Award are listed below:
2021 |
Prof. Eliseo Vañó |
Why is Radiological Protection Different in Medicine? (Video) |
2016 | Dr. John Boice USA |
How to Protect the Public When you Can't Measure the Risk - The Role of Radiation Epidemiology |
2012 | Dr. Richard Osborne Canada |
A Story of T |
2008 | Prof. Christian Streffer Germany |
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2004 | Dr. Abel J. Gonzalez Argentina |
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2000 | Prof. Dr. Itsuzo Shigematsu Japan |
Lessons from Atomic Bomb Survivors in Hiroshima and Nagasaki |
1996 | Dr. Daniel Beninson Argentina |
Risk of Radiation at Low Doses |
1992 | Dr. Giovanni Silini Italy |
Ethical Issues in Radiation Protection |
1988 | Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Jacobi Germany |
Environmental Radioactivity and Man |
1984 | Sir Edward Pochin United Kingdom |
Sieverts and Safety |
1980 | Dr. Lauriston. S. Taylor USA |
Some Nonscientific Influences on Radiation Protection Standards and Practice |
1977 | Prof. W.V. Mayneord United Kingdom |
The Time Factor in Carcinogenesis |
1973 | Prof. Bo Lindell Sweden |
Radiation and Man |