Background
Fletcher, Gilbert Hungerford was born on March 11, 1911 in Paris. Son of Walter Scott and Marie (Boudol) Fletcher.
Fletcher, Gilbert Hungerford was born on March 11, 1911 in Paris. Son of Walter Scott and Marie (Boudol) Fletcher.
Bachelor of Arts, University Paris, 1929; Bachelor of Arts Engineering, University Louvain, Belgium, 1932; Master of Science in Mathematics, U. Brussels, 1935; Doctor of Medicine, University Brussels, 1941.
Rotating intern, U. Brussels Hospital, 1939-1941;
intern obstetrics, French Hospital, New York City, 1942-1943;
assistant resident radiology, New York Hospital, 1942-1943;
resident radiology, New York Hospital, 1943-1944;
fellow radiotherapy, Royal Cancer Hospital, London, England.
fellow radiotherapy, Curie Foundation, Paris, France, 1947-1948;
department chairman radiotherapy, M.D. Anderson Hospital, Houston, 1948-1981;
professor, M.D. Anderson Hospital, Houston, from 1981;
professor radiotherapy, University Texas Medical School, Houston, from 1965. Consultant Baylor University College Medicine, Houston, Santa Rosa Medical Center, San Antonio. National consultant to surgeon general United States Air Force, 1968-1985.
Worked on first design cobalt-60 radiotherapy unit, helped develop high-voltage linear accelerations tool.
Served from First lieutenant to captain Medical Corps Army of the United States, 1944-1947. Fellow American College Radiology. Member Inter-American College Radiology, Radiological Society North America, American Society Therapeutic Radiologists (president 197-68), American Radium Society (treasurer 1959-1961, president 1962-1963, Janeway lecturer 1970), Texas Radiological Society, American Medical Association, Harris County Medical Society, Royal Society Medicine London, French Society Radiotherapists Paris.
Married Mary Critz, June 10, 1943. Children: Walter Scott, Thomas.