Janet Husband
Encyclopedia
Dame Janet Elizabeth Siarey Husband, DBE
, FRCR
, is Emeritus Professor of Radiology
at the Institute of Cancer Research
. She retired from full-time clinical practice as a consultant radiologist at the NHS Foundation Trust in September 2007.
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Janet Husband began early research on the prototype of the world's first CT body scanner at Northwick Park Hospital
and was then appointed to the Royal Marsden as a Research Fellow, focusing on cross-sectional cancer imaging.
Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
, FRCR
Royal College of Radiologists
The Royal College of Radiologists is the professional body responsible for the specialty of clinical oncology and clinical radiology throughout the United Kingdom. Its role is to advance the science and practice of radiology and oncology, further public education and set appropriate professional...
, is Emeritus Professor of Radiology
Radiology
Radiology is a medical specialty that employs the use of imaging to both diagnose and treat disease visualized within the human body. Radiologists use an array of imaging technologies to diagnose or treat diseases...
at the Institute of Cancer Research
Institute of Cancer Research
The Institute of Cancer Research is a cancer research institute located in London, United Kingdom and a constituent college of the federal University of London. The ICR was founded in 1909 as a research department of the Royal Marsden Hospital and joined the University of London in 2003...
. She retired from full-time clinical practice as a consultant radiologist at the NHS Foundation Trust in September 2007.
Personal life
She was educated at Headington School for Girls, Oxford. She and her husband have three sons.Career
After qualifying in medicine and undertaking house jobs at Guys' Hospital, she worked as a general practitioner (G.P.) for several years while raising her children. She was one of the first women to train in radiologyRadiology
Radiology is a medical specialty that employs the use of imaging to both diagnose and treat disease visualized within the human body. Radiologists use an array of imaging technologies to diagnose or treat diseases...
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Janet Husband began early research on the prototype of the world's first CT body scanner at Northwick Park Hospital
Northwick Park Hospital
Northwick Park Hospital is a large hospital in the northwest corner of the London Borough of Brent in Greater London, England.-Hospital role:...
and was then appointed to the Royal Marsden as a Research Fellow, focusing on cross-sectional cancer imaging.
Positions at Royal Marsden
- Consultant Radiologist (named 1980)
- Head of the Academic Department of Radiology (named 1985)
- Medical Director (from 2003 to 2006)
Affiliations
- Member, Co-operation and Competition Panel for NHS-funded services * Specially Appointed Commissioner to the Royal Hospital ChelseaRoyal Hospital ChelseaThe Royal Hospital Chelsea is a retirement home and nursing home for British soldiers who are unfit for further duty due to injury or old age, located in the Chelsea region of central London, now the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. It is a true hospital in the original sense of the word,...
- Personal Chair, Institute of Cancer Research (1996)
- International Cancer Imaging Society (ICIS; co-founder, with Rodney Reznek)
- President, ICIS (named 2000)
- London CT/MRI/PET Annual National Teaching Course at GleneaglesGleneaglesGleneagles may refer to the following:*Gleneagles, Scotland**The July 2005 G8 Summit held at Gleneagles, Scotland*Gleneagles Agreement*Gleneagles Hotel, Auchterarder*Gleneagles Hotel, Torquay, the inspiration for Fawlty Towers....
(1980–2007) - President (first woman), Royal College of RadiologistsRoyal College of RadiologistsThe Royal College of Radiologists is the professional body responsible for the specialty of clinical oncology and clinical radiology throughout the United Kingdom. Its role is to advance the science and practice of radiology and oncology, further public education and set appropriate professional...
(RCR), where she spear-headed the Radiology Integrated Training Initiative - President, British Institute of Radiology
- Elected member, Council of the GMC
- Member, National Cancer Director's Advisory Board
- UK Accreditation of Radiology Services
- Professor of Diagnostic Radiology/Co-Director of the Cancer Research UKCancer Research UKCancer Research UK is a cancer research and awareness charity in the United Kingdom, formed on 4 February 2002 by the merger of The Cancer Research Campaign and the Imperial Cancer Research Fund. Its aim is to reduce the number of deaths from cancer. As the world's largest independent cancer...
(CRUK) Magnetic Resonance Research Group at the Institute of Cancer ResearchInstitute of Cancer ResearchThe Institute of Cancer Research is a cancer research institute located in London, United Kingdom and a constituent college of the federal University of London. The ICR was founded in 1909 as a research department of the Royal Marsden Hospital and joined the University of London in 2003...
and the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
Writings
Husband has published over 300 peer reviewed articles, reviews, books and book chapters. She co-edited, Imaging in Oncology with Rodney Reznek. This 2 volume multi-author text is regarded as the standard reference text in its field and places the UK as a leading authority in cancer radiology. The third edition of Imaging in Oncology was scheduled for publication in 2009. The book's first edition won the Society of Authors' Medical Section first prize for a multi-contributor textbook in 1999.Affiliations & fellowships
- Member of Society of Computed Body Tomography (USA; 1980)
- Fellow, Academy of Medical SciencesAcademy of Medical SciencesThe Academy of Medical Sciences is the United Kingdom's national academy of medical sciences. It was established in 1998 on the recommendation of a group that was chaired by Michael Atiyah. Its president is John Irving Bell....
(2001) - President, British Institute of Radiology (2003–04)
- Hon. Fellowship of the Faculty of RadiologyFellowship of the Faculty of RadiologyFellowship of the Faculty of Radiology This is awarded to radiologists who have completed the first and final parts of the fellowship of the faculty of radiology examinations....
, Royal College of Surgeons (Ireland; 2005) - Hon. Fellowship of the Academy of Medicine (Singapore; 2005)
- Hon. Membership of the Radiological Society of North America (2005)
- Member, Council of the General Medical CouncilGeneral Medical CouncilThe General Medical Council registers and regulates doctors practising in the United Kingdom. It has the power to revoke or restrict a doctor's registration if it deems them unfit to practise...
(2005–08) - Vice Chair, Academy of Medical Royal CollegesAcademy of Medical Royal CollegesThe Academy’s role is to promote, facilitate and where appropriate co-ordinate the work of the Medical Royal Colleges and their fFaculties for the benefit of patients and healthcare...
(2005–2007) - Gold Medal, European Congress of Radiology and the European Association of Radiology (2006)
- Honorary Fellowship Hong Kong College of Radiologists (2007)
- Honorary Fellowship of Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow (2008)
- Hon. Membership, European Society of Therapeutic and Radiation Oncology (1999)
- Member, Caring Services Trustees Committee of Marie Curie Cancer CareMarie Curie Cancer CareMarie Curie Cancer Care is a charitable organisation in the United Kingdom which provides nursing care, free of charge, to terminally ill people, giving them the chance to choose to be cared for at home...
- Trustee, International Cancer Imaging Society