John Cameron
John Cameron
american-celebrity cooperation devote few involved medical physicists research time work
Medical physicists work in cooperation with doctors. A few medical physicists devote their time to research and teaching. A few get involved with administrative duties.
american-celebrity cancer dose fear low main
My main frustration is the fear of cancer from low dose radiation, even by radiologists.
american-celebrity nuclear unlikely
Nuclear physics is interesting but it is unlikely to help society.
american-celebrity believe chest explain few patient radiation
Too many radiologists still believe there is a risk from a chest x-ray. Few radiologists can explain radiation to the patient in words the patient can understand.
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Designing stuff is entering the realm of the unknown. You wonder, is it going to work. With modern stuff, the temptation is to be bizarre and striking, but these pieces can walk themselves from the living room to the back room, to the upstairs, and then to the attic. They wear you out. The challenge is to create something with staying power. That's the real challenge to me.
american-celebrity believed dose entered field july patients reducing spent
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 radiology.
american-celebrity apply entered fewer knowledge medical nuclear physics
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 physics.
american-celebrity developed imaging interested optimize tools
We developed simple test tools to optimize imaging parameters. No company was interested in our idea.
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Just spontaneously I'm hearing, in a good I would say 85 to 90 per cent of the homes, that they're pretty frustrated with the whole situation here.
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I think it is the right way to go and a progressive move for our club.
american-celebrity radiation
It is likely that we need more radiation to improve our longevity.
american-celebrity medical
There are now over 5,000 medical physicists in the U.S more than 50 times the number in 1958.
american-celebrity encourage interested people strongly
If someone is interested in medicine and also in physics and they like working with people and communicate well with others, I would strongly encourage them.
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I have the satisfaction of knowing I did something useful for society.