{"id":2834,"date":"2010-04-19T19:45:00","date_gmt":"2010-04-19T23:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/radonc\/tepper-awarded-2008-astro-gold-medal\/"},"modified":"2018-07-27T11:04:09","modified_gmt":"2018-07-27T15:04:09","slug":"tepper-awarded-2008-astro-gold-medal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/radonc\/tepper-awarded-2008-astro-gold-medal\/","title":{"rendered":"Tepper awarded 2008 ASTRO Gold Medal"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p class=\"lead\">The Gold Medal is bestowed on revered members who have made outstanding contributions to the field of radiation oncology.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-section\">\n<figure class=\"thumbnail wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium size-full wp-image-2835\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/radonc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/815\/2018\/07\/tepper-awarded-2008-astro-gold-medal-image2.jpeg\" alt=\"image2\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">Joel Tepper<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Dr. Joel Tepper<\/strong>, M.D., FASTRO, has been chosen to receive the 2008 ASTRO Gold Medal. The Gold Medal, ASTRO\u2019s highest honor, is bestowed on revered members who have made outstanding contributions to the field of radiation oncology.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt seems particularly fitting that we recognize these two leaders in the field of radiation oncology and former leaders of ASTRO as part of our 50th anniversary celebration,\u201d said Louis Harrison, M.D., chairman of ASTRO\u2019s Board of Directors and a radiation oncologist at Beth Israel Medical Center in New York City. \u201cBoth of these leaders have served as role models to me and I will take great personal pride in being able to present them with their medals.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/astro.org\/PressRoom\/NewsReleases\/documents\/GoldMedalPR.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The Gold Medal is bestowed on revered members who have made outstanding contributions to the field of radiation 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