Name Willi Kalender | Role Physicist | |
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Siemens 40 Jahre CT –Interview Prof. Dr. Willi Kalender, Direktor Institut Med. Physik, Erlangen
Willi A. Kalender (born August 1, 1949) is a German Medical Physicist and Professor and Chairman of the Institute of Medical Physics of the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg. He is a Fellow of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine and Honorary Fellow of the British Institute of Radiology.
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- Siemens 40 Jahre CT Interview Prof Dr Willi Kalender Direktor Institut Med Physik Erlangen
- CTDI and Patient Dose A European Perspective
- Education
- Career
- Selected Honours Awards
- Publications
- Selected papers
- References
CTDI and Patient Dose A European Perspective
Education
Willi Kalender started his studies in physics and mathematics at the University of Bonn, Germany. He completed his Master’s and Ph.D. degree in Medical Physics at the University of Wisconsin in 1974 and 1979, respectively. In 1988 he completed all postdoctoral lecturing qualifications (Habilitation) at the University of Tübingen, Germany.
Career
From 1979 to 1995 Dr. Kalender worked in the research laboratories of Siemens Medical Systems in Erlangen, Germany. He was appointed head of the Medical Physics division from 1988 to 1995. Since 1992 he has been Visiting Professor of Medical Physics at the University of Wisconsin. In 1995 he was appointed full Professor and Chairman of the newly established Institute of Medical Physics at the Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany. In 1999 he became Distinguished Visiting Professor to the Department of Radiology at Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA.
Willi A. Kalender has conducted research mainly in the area of diagnostic imaging. The development and introduction of volumetric spiral computed tomography was a particular focus of his work. The combination of slip ring systems with continuous table translation allowed a considerable reduction of examination times and has led to the invention of new and advanced applications such as heart phase-specific cardiac imaging. The development of the world’s first product options for dual-energy CT (DECT) in 1983 and metal artefact reduction (MAR) in 1987 and a multitude of dose reduction approaches are further examples of his achievements.
Other highly interesting fields of research have been radiation protection and the development of quantitative diagnostic procedures, e.g. for the assessment of osteoporosis, lung and cardiac diseases. Currently, Willi Kalender’s research focusses on the development of an efficient breast scanner system to improve the detection of breast cancer in a very early stage.
In the course of his prolific career Willi Kalender has founded a number of university spinoffs to transfer scientific results into products and small business. In recognition of his contributions to the field of medical imaging Willi Kalender has received a number of prestigious awards.
Selected Honours & Awards
Publications
(total of 954 publications, including 283 original scientific papers;
with an h-index of 65 / ISI-Web of Knowledge)