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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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...

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...

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...

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

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

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

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

Medical physicists work in cooperation with doctors. A few medical physicists devote their time to...

Medical physicists work in cooperation with doctors. A few medical physicists devote their time to...

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...

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 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...

I am sure that I have been much more useful to society as a medical...

I am sure that I have been much more useful to society as a medical...

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...

Medical physics is an applied area of physics.

Medical physics is an applied area of physics.

I started the nuclear medicine laboratory at UW Hospitals in 1959 and trained radiology residents...

I started the nuclear medicine laboratory at UW Hospitals in 1959 and trained radiology residents...

In some cases radiation reduces the incidence of cancer.

In some cases radiation reduces the incidence of cancer.

If children have the ability to ignore all odds and percentages, then maybe we can...

If children have the ability to ignore all odds and percentages, then maybe we can...

If only women paid as much attention to their breast as men do.

If only women paid as much attention to their breast as men do.

An estimated 2 million American women will be diagnosed with breast or cervical cancer this...

An estimated 2 million American women will be diagnosed with breast or cervical cancer this...