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Emeritus Consultants Biographies
Richard Fox was born in Perth in July 1943 the son of Alan Fox, a businessman and Rosalind nee Morris. He received his early education at Aquinas College, Perth and with a Commonwealth Scholarship proceeded to the University of Western Australia to study physics, graduating B.Sc. in 1964 with first class honours. For family reasons he was unable to take up a Commonwealth Scholarship until 1966 when he went to Oxford and was awarded a Doctorate of Philosophy by the University in 1970. From 1970-1974 he was a Research Fellow in the School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences at the University of Sussex and then for next four years a Scientific Assistant at the Institute of Cancer Research with the status of Lecturer at London University. Richard returned to Perth in 1978 as Deputy Head of the Department of Medical Physics at the Royal Perth Hospital and became Head of the Department in 1980. In this position he enabled the hospital to operate at the forefront of medical technology. On his retirement in 2002 he was appointed Emeritus Consultant Physicist. He has throughout these years been closely associated with the Department of Physics at the University of Western Australia with the status of Associate Professor and since 1980 he has given lectures in the application of physics to medicine to first and second year medical students. He is also Adjunct Professor at Curtin University of Technology, and in 2000 became the Vice Chairman of the Australasian College of Physical Scientists and Engineers in Medicine and Chairman for the years 2001-2003. During his career he has produced over 80 scientific papers in peer reviewed journals. These are wide ranging - the majority cover aspects of nuclear physics, nuclear magnetic resonance, and the use of isotopes in medicine. His expertise has been widely sought particularly in the application of physics to medicine. One important aspect has been the protection against unwanted effects of radiation, and also the safety of the many electrical devices now used in a modern hospital. Richard has a gentle manner with a whimsical smile, none of which hides a highly effective person. He married Sue nee Chambers in 1970 and they have a son and a daughter. He has always been an enthusiastic swimmer and been involved in the Aussie Master's movement. Rottnest Island has held a fascination for him and he is a life member of the Rottnest Voluntary Guides Association. |
