John Cameron
John Cameron
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The sharing of ideas has probably benefited me more than anyone else. I'm the one who has the different education.
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In 1970 I realized that there was negligible risk from x-rays but many radiographs had poor image quality so that the risk from a false negative was significant.
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I'm very frustrated that we were never able to find Zach's body.
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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 trained MD (doctor) to take over my role.
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The strike is on day 99, and we think it's gone on too long. We're asking Mr. Peters to raise his voice and help find a solution.
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I have devoted much time and energy to helping medical physics in developing countries.
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I don't display my plaques and honors. They are hidden behind a black curtain in my work room at home.
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Medical physics is an applied area of physics.
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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.
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My main frustration is the fear of cancer from low dose radiation, even by radiologists.
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I am sure that I have been much more useful to society as a medical physicist.
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I was the Chair of the first department of medical physics in a medical school in the U.S.
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Many Nobel Prizes are awaiting good research to understand and explain the many mysteries of our bodies, such as the basic mechanism of memory or imagination.
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Nuclear physics is interesting but it is unlikely to help society.