I am now almost certain that we need more radiation for better health.

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We developed simple test tools to optimize imaging parameters. No company was interested in our...

We developed simple test tools to optimize imaging parameters. No company was interested in our...

There are now over 5,000 medical physicists in the U.S more than 50 times the...

There are now over 5,000 medical physicists in the U.S more than 50 times the...

Many Nobel Prizes are awaiting good research to understand and explain the many mysteries of...

Many Nobel Prizes are awaiting good research to understand and explain the many mysteries of...

I don't display my plaques and honors. They are hidden behind a black curtain in...

I don't display my plaques and honors. They are hidden behind a black curtain in...

Medical physics is an applied area of physics.

Medical physics is an applied area of physics.

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

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

I am not unhappy that my contribution was not recognized. I am sure it helped...

I am not unhappy that my contribution was not recognized. I am sure it helped...

I found collaborating with congenial doctors about problems that physicists could help solve was very...

I found collaborating with congenial doctors about problems that physicists could help solve was very...

Too many radiologists still believe there is a risk from a chest x-ray. Few radiologists...

Too many radiologists still believe there is a risk from a chest x-ray. Few radiologists...

In some cases radiation reduces the incidence of cancer.

In some cases radiation reduces the incidence of cancer.

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

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

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

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

When I entered the field in July 1958 I believed what they told me about...

When I entered the field in July 1958 I believed what they told me about...

I have devoted much time and energy to helping medical physics in developing countries.

I have devoted much time and energy to helping medical physics in developing countries.

When I entered medical physics in 1958 there were fewer than 100 in the U.S....

When I entered medical physics in 1958 there were fewer than 100 in the U.S....

It is likely that we need more radiation to improve our longevity.

It is likely that we need more radiation to improve our longevity.

If someone is interested in medicine and also in physics and they like working with...

If someone is interested in medicine and also in physics and they like working with...

The growth of technology is such that it is not possible today for a nuclear...

The growth of technology is such that it is not possible today for a nuclear...

In 1970 I realized that there was negligible risk from x-rays but many radiographs had...

In 1970 I realized that there was negligible risk from x-rays but many radiographs had...

I have the satisfaction of knowing I did something useful for society.

I have the satisfaction of knowing I did something useful for society.