Background
Cameron, John Roderick was born on April 21, 1922 in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Duncan and Mary (O'Connell) Cameron.
Cameron, John Roderick was born on April 21, 1922 in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Duncan and Mary (O'Connell) Cameron.
Bachelor of Science, University of Chicago, 1947; Master of Sciences, University Wisconsin, 1949; Doctor of Philosophy in Nuclear Physics, University of Wisconsin, 1952.
Assistant professor nuclear physics, U. São Paulo, Brazil, 1952-1954;
project associate in nuclear physics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1954-1955;
faculty radiology, physics, University of Wisconsin, since 1958;
professor, University of Wisconsin, 1965-1986;
professor emeritus, University of Wisconsin, since 1986;
Farrington Daniels professor medical physics, University of Wisconsin, since 1979;
director, biomedical Engineering Center, 1969-1976;
director medical physics division, biomedical Engineering Center, 1974-1981;
department chairman medical physics, biomedical Engineering Center, 1981-1985. Assistant professor nuclear physics U. Pittsburgh, 1955-1958. Consultant Veterans Administration Hospital., Madison, Atomic Energy Commission, Washington, International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, Austria, Bureau Radiation Health, Food and Drug Administration, since 1971.
President Radiation Measurements, Inc., Middleton, Wisconsin, 1960-1985. Chairman Radiation Measurements, Inc., 1985-1990, board directors. President Med.Phys. Public corporation, 1985-1991, chairman, since 1991.
Board directors Gammex Remote Method Invocation Inc., Nottingham, England, Milwaukee.
Member American Association Physicists in Medicine (president 1968, Coolidge award 1980), Society Nuclear Medicine (trustee 1964-1967, president Central chapter 1971), American Physical Society, Biophysics Society, Radiation Research Society, American Association for the Advancement of Science, International Organisation Medical Physics (secretary-general 1969-1976), Societe Francaise Des Physiciens D'Hopital (honorary), Health Physics Society (board directors 1971-1974, president North Central chapter 1971), Radiological Society North America, British Institute Radiology, Hospital Physicists Association (United Kingdom), Brazilian Association Medical Physicists (honorary), Wisconsin Radiol Society (honorary), Wisconsin Academy Sciences, Arts and Letters (honorary), Association Physical Sciences in Medicine (Ireland), Association Italian of Medical Biophysics (honorary), Association Medical Physical of India.
Married Lavonda Donovan, August 2, 1947. Children— Anne, Carol.