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

Quote by John Cameron

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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...

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 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...

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...

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...

Most medical physicists work in the physics of radiation oncology making sure that the desired...

Most medical physicists work in the physics of radiation oncology making sure that the desired...

Medical physics is an applied area of physics.

Medical physics is an applied area of physics.

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...

I would not encourage everyone to take up this profession. Not everyone is suited for...

I would not encourage everyone to take up this profession. Not everyone is suited for...

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 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.

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

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

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...

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

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

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 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...

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...

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...