John Cameron

I was the Chair of the first department of medical physics in a medical school in the U.S. ↗

— John Cameron

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I would not encourage everyone to take up this profession. Not everyone is suited for any particular field. ↗

— John Cameron

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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. ↗

— John Cameron

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In some cases radiation reduces the incidence of cancer. ↗

— John Cameron

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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. ↗

— John Cameron

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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. ↗

— John Cameron

#cooperation #devote #doctors #duties #few

Medical physics is an applied area of physics. ↗

— John Cameron

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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. ↗

— John Cameron

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My main frustration is the fear of cancer from low dose radiation, even by radiologists. ↗

— John Cameron

#dose #even #fear #frustration #low

Nuclear physics is interesting but it is unlikely to help society. ↗

— John Cameron

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