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Medical physics is an applied area of physics.
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Medical
Physics
Applied
Area
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In some cases radiation reduces the incidence of cancer.
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Cancer
Cases
Incidence
Radiation
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It is likely that we need more radiation to improve our longevity.
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Longevity
Radiation
Likely
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Nuclear physics is interesting but it is unlikely to help society.
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Nuclear
Nuclear Physics
Physics
Unlikely
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I am now almost certain that we need more radiation for better health.
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Radiation
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I have the satisfaction of knowing I did something useful for society.
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Satisfaction
Useful
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I am sure that I have been much more useful to society as a medical physicist.
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Physicist
Useful
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I have devoted much time and energy to helping medical physics in developing countries.
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Medical
Developing
Developing Countries
Helping
Physics
Countries
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I am not unhappy that my contribution was not recognized. I am sure it helped my career.
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Contribution
Unhappy
Helped
Recognized
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My main frustration is the fear of cancer from low dose radiation, even by radiologists.
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Cancer
Dose
Frustration
Radiation
Low
Main
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I was the Chair of the first department of medical physics in a medical school in the U.S.
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Department
Medical School
Physics
Chair
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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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Physicists
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We developed simple test tools to optimize imaging parameters. No company was interested in our idea.
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Imaging
Parameters
Tools
Developed
Optimize
Test
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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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Display
Curtain
Hidden
Honors
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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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Particular
Profession
Suited
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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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Dose
Effort
July
Radiation
Reducing
Believed
Entered
Field
Patients
Risks
Spent
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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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Medical
Fewer
Nuclear
Nuclear Physics
Physics
Apply
Entered
Opportunities
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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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Communicate
Medicine
Physics
Strongly
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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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Imagination
Mechanism
Nobel
Research
Awaiting
Basic
Bodies
Explain
Memory
Mysteries
Prizes
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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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Collaborating
Doctors
Satisfying
Solve
Congenial
Educating
Physicists
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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.
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Risk
Significant
False
Negligible
Realized
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Too many radiologists still believe there is a risk from a chest x-ray. Few radiologists can explain radiation to the patient in words the patient can understand.
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Patient
Radiation
Risk
Chest
Explain
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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.
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Cancer
Dose
Given
Normal
Radiation
Sure
Desired
Making
Physicists
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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.
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Medical
Administrative
Cooperation
Doctors
Research
Devote
Duties
Physicists
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I started the nuclear medicine laboratory at UW Hospitals in 1959 and trained radiology residents in the field. It was 1965 before they found a trained MD (doctor) to take over my role.
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Hospitals
Laboratory
Medicine
Nuclear
Residents
Doctor
Trained
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The growth of technology is such that it is not possible today for a nuclear physicist to switch into medical physics without training. The field is now much more technical. More training is needed to do the job.
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Medical
Growth
Needed
Nuclear
Physicist
Switch
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