Adams, Gail Dayton, 1918-
Gail Dayton Adams' response to American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) survey, circa 1998.
This response to a survey of American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) emeritus members consists of two parts. A two page essay discusses why Adams is no longer involved in scientific research and a three page manuscript biography summarizes his life and career. Topics discussed include: Case School of Applied Science; University of Illinois; Donald Kerst; the first betatron; Henry Quastler; radiation medicine; medical physics; University of California (UC), Berkeley; University of Oklahoma.
American radiation physicist. Ph.D. physics, University of Illinois. Professional experience includes: University of Illinois; University of California (UC), Berkeley; vice-chairman of the department of radiological sciences, University of Oklahoma; first president, American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM); first editor, Medical Physics; first chairman of the board of chancellors, American College of Medical Physics (ACMP).
Adams, Gail Dayton, 1918-
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American Association of Physicists in Medicine.
AIP-ICOS
American Institute of Physics. Niels Bohr Library & Archives. One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA