Quotes from John Cameron

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

There are now over 5,000 medical physicists in the U.S more than 50 times the number in 1958.

Medical physics is an applied area of physics.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

Medical physics is an applied area of physics.

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

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.

I was the Chair of the first department of medical physics in a medical school in the U.S.

I have devoted much time and energy to helping medical physics in developing countries.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

We developed simple test tools to optimize imaging parameters. No company was interested in our idea.

I have devoted much time and energy to helping medical physics in developing countries.

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.