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Most medical physicists work in the physics of radiation oncology making sure that the desired dose is given to the cancer and the dose to normal... →
The growth of technology is such that it is not possible today for a nuclear physicist to switch into medical physics without training. The field is... →
When I entered medical physics in 1958 there were fewer than 100 in the U.S. and I could see many opportunities to apply my knowledge of nuclear... →
I am sure that I have been much more useful to society as a medical physicist.
I don't display my plaques and honors. They are hidden behind a black curtain in my work room at home.
I have devoted much time and energy to helping medical physics in developing countries.
I was the Chair of the first department of medical physics in a medical school in the U.S.
I would not encourage everyone to take up this profession. Not everyone is suited for any particular field.
Medical physics is an applied area of physics.
There are now over 5,000 medical physicists in the U.S more than 50 times the number in 1958.
I found collaborating with congenial doctors about problems that physicists could help solve was very satisfying. I also like educating anybody who... →
I started the nuclear medicine laboratory at UW Hospitals in 1959 and trained radiology residents in the field. It was 1965 before they found a... →
When I entered the field in July 1958 I believed what they told me about radiation risks. I spent much effort reducing the dose to patients in... →
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