I was the Chair of the first department of medical physics in a medical school in the U.S.
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There are now over 5,000 medical physicists in the U.S more than 50 times the number in 1958.
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We developed simple test tools to optimize imaging parameters. No company was interested in our idea.
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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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I would not encourage everyone to take up this profession. Not everyone is suited for any particular field.
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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.
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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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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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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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I found collaborating with congenial doctors about problems that physicists could help solve was very satisfying. I also like educating anybody who would listen!
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