A new insight into X-ray
The Christchurch Hospital, will take advantage of an] uncommon “double” — two; doctors who have both; engineering and medical degrees. In its attempt to make use of the unusual combination of qualifications, the North ; Canterbury Hospital board I will now have a registrar of medical physics — the first ■ I post of its kind in New Zealand. The registrar will be reI sponsible for making the
. most efficient use of more ] than S2M worth of sophisi ticated X-ray equipment, in both radiology and radio- ; therapy. The medical superintendent of the hospital (Dr R. A. Fairgray) said that the new post would link scientific and medical pursuits in a coordinated manner. It was becoming increasingly necessary to keep up with the growth in the use of expensive X-ray equipment, he said .
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Press, 26 June 1978, Page 13
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