IUPESM Award of Merit
presented to
Colin G . Orton
for
Outstanding Achievements in Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine
International Union for Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine
August 2003
Dr. Orton started his career in medical physics as an Instructor at the St.
Bartholomew’s Hospital Medical College, London in 1961. He obtained
his PhD degree in Radiation Physics in 1965 at London University and, in
1966 moved to the USA when he was appointed Chief Physicist at the New
York University School of Medicine. In 1975 he moved to Rhode Island
Hospital where he was appointed Chief Physicist and Associate Professor
of Radiation Medicine at Brown University. Finally, in 1981 he moved to
Detroit where he was appointed Chief Physicist and Professor of Radiation
Oncology and Radiology.
Throughout his career he has been enthusiastic about teaching and has
taught several hundred courses to medical physicists, residents, radiation
therapists, imaging technologists, and premedical students. For the past 20
years he has directed the Wayne State University graduate Medical
Physics program.
Another consuming interest has been in publication. He has served
as the Editor of the Bulletins of the American Association of Physicists
in Medicine (AAPM) and the American College of Medical
Physics he edited Medical Physics World, and since 1991, has been
the North American Editor of the Medical Sciences Series for the
Institute of Physics. He currently serves as the Editor of Medical
Physics. He is author or Editor of 14 books and over 100 research
papers as first author.
His activities for the IOMP began in 1983 when IOMP President
Larry Lanzl twisted his arm to help with the publication of the new
bulletin Medical Physics World. In 1988 and 1994 he was elected
IOMP Secretary-General and Vice-President, respectively, and served
as President from 1997 -2000. Since 1988 he has been a member
of the IUPESM Board of Councillors, and has been the Vice-President
since 2000. In 1988 he initiated and became the Curator of
the Libraries for Developing Countries program of the IOMP which,
to date, has established 90 libraries in 58 countries, most recently under
the directorship of Marilyn Stovall.
In addition to the IOMP, Colin has served as President of the AAPM,
the ACMP, and the American Brachytherapy Society, and has
been honoured to receive the highest awards of each of these societies.
PhD, Professor
Radiation Oncology Center
Wayne State University
Karmanos Cancer Institute,
Harper Hospital
3990 John R. Street
Detroit, MI 48201
U.S.A..
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