Person
Worthley, Boyce Wilson (1917 - 1987)
- Born
- 1 March 1917
North Adelaide, South Australia, Australia - Died
- 31 March 1987
Glenelg North, South Australia, Australia - Occupation
- Medical scientist
Summary
Boyce Worthley was a medical physicist who was a leader in radiation medicine in South Australia. As Head of the Physics Section of the South Australian Anti-Cancer Foundation he was at the forefront of the use of medical physics in cancer treatment and set up South Australia's first radiation protection and monitoring service. His most important work was establishing radiation dosimetry standards fundamental to radiotherapy which were used across Australia. Worthley was active in establishing profession bodies for medical physicists, becoming a Life Member of the Australasian College of Physical Scientists and Engineers in Medicine in 1985. The College also established the Bruce Worthley Prize in 1985.
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Chronology
- 1939
- Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc(Hons)), University of Adelaide
- 1941
- Education - Bachelor of Arts (BA), University of Adelaide
- 1942 - ?
- Career position - Physicist, Anti-Cancer Campaign Committee (later Anti-Cancer Foundation), University of Adelaide
- 1944
- Education - Master of Science (MSc), University of Adelaide
- 1977 - 1982
- Career position - Founding Member, Australasian College of Physical Scientists and Engineers in Medicine
- 1982 - 1985
- Award - Fellow, Australasian College of Physical Scientists and Engineers in Medicine
- 1985 - 1987
- Award - Life Member, Australasian College of Physical Scientists and Engineers in Medicine
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Published resources
Book Sections
- Nicholls, Ralph, 'Worthley, Boyce Wilson (1917-1987), Medical Physicist' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 18: 1981 - 1990 L-Z, Melanie Nolan, ed. (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 2012), p. 635. http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/worthley-boyce-wilson-15640. Details
Helen Cohn
Created: 19 February 2019