John Cameron
John Cameron
american-celebrity developing devoted helping medical physics time
I have devoted much time and energy to helping medical physics in developing countries.
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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.
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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 tissues are minimized.
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However, one of my ambitions in 1958 when I entered the field was to establish a department of medical physics in our medical school.
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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 now much more technical. More training is needed to do the job.
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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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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 was the Chair of the first department of medical physics in a medical school in the U.S.
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I am sure that I have been much more useful to society as a medical physicist.
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Nuclear physics is interesting but it is unlikely to help society.
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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.