John Cameron Quotes

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

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 physics is an applied area of physics.

I do not practice clinical medicine and hence do not treat individual patients. My career is in medical science.

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

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.

In the Radiation Laboratory we count it a privilege to do everything we can to assist our medical colleagues in the application of these new tools to the problems of human suffering.

Research is what it's going to take to cure all these diseases.

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.

The problem of chemotherapy of bacterial infections could be solved neither by the experimental medical research worker nor by the chemist alone, but only by the two together working in very close cooperation over many years.

I am a medical scientist, not a practical physician.

Medicine is so big and so important.

Oh there are lots of doctors and medical professionals out there who buy my devices at whole sale price.

Medical science has proven time and again that when the resources are provided, great progress in the treatment, cure, and prevention of disease can occur.

I really admire medical people. They have a great sense of humour, and they just have to get on with it.

Modern medical advances have helped millions of people live longer, healthier lives. We owe these improvements to decades of investment in medical research.

Over the years, HIV/AIDS activists and their allies have been pioneers in creating new frontiers in the medical establishment. Through their efforts, the FDA drug approval procedures were reformed so promising new therapies could reach desperate patients quicker.

To cure ALS medically is not economical. The realities are that it's difficult to find funding for research for a medical cure. I believe in developing technology as opposed to medical research. Technology can be economical.

I am a medical scientist, not a practical physician. I think it's very upfront. I am a doctor. I have long experience with heart disease.

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

I do not believe that Congress or the Administration should prohibit the medical community from pursuing a promising avenue of research that may improve the lives of millions of Americans.

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

I think that in the 21st century, medical biology will advance at a more rapid pace than before.

The sort of thinking at the time was, 'Well, we're giving you access to medical care which you wouldn't otherwise be able to get, so your payment is that we get to use you in research.'

When I went to medical school, the term 'digital' applied only to rectal exams.