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"My main frustration is the fear of cancer from low dose radiation, even by radiologists."
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"Until you break through the walls of fear, you will not be able to reach the door of opportunity."

"There are things so horrible that even the dark is afraid of them. Most people don't know this and this is just as well because the world could not really operate if everyone stayed in bed with the blankets over their head, which is what would happen if people knew what horrors lay a shadow's width away."

"It's not the circumstances that we should feel threatened by, it's the fear of the circumstances that poses the real threat."
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"We developed simple test tools to optimize imaging parameters. No company was interested in our idea."

"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."

"I would not encourage everyone to take up this profession. Not everyone is suited for any particular field."

"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."

"I don't display my plaques and honors. They are hidden behind a black curtain in my work room at home."

"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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