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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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"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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"I would not encourage everyone to take up this profession. Not everyone is suited for any particular field."
"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."
"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."
"I found collaborating with congenial doctors about problems that physicists could help solve was very satisfying. I also like educating anybody who would listen!"
"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."
"There are now over 5,000 medical physicists in the U.S more than 50 times the number in 1958."
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