Frank Ellis (radiologist)

Frank Ellis OBE (22 August 1905 – 3 February 2006)^[1] was a world leader^{[according to whom?]} in the treatment of cancer by radiation therapy.

Early life

He was born in Sheffield, England and was educated at King Edward VII School and the University of Sheffield.

Career

He subsequently worked as a radiation oncologist at Weston Park Hospital, Sheffield. In 1943 he became the first director of the Radiotherapy Department at the Royal London Hospital. In 1950 he established the Radiotherapy Department at the Churchill Hospital, Oxford. After retiring in 1970, he held visiting professorial appointments at the University of Southern California, in Wisconsin and at the Memorial Sloane-Kettering Institute in New York.^[2]

Ellis was President of the British Institute of Radiology.^[3]

Later life

He was active until very close to his death. He died on 3 February 2006 in the Churchill Hospital. There was a memorial service for him at Wolfson College, Oxford, on 17 June 2006.^[4]

Honours and awards

He was awarded the Gold Medal of the Royal College of Radiologists in 1987.^[3] In the 2000 New Year Honours, he was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to the development of Radiology.^[3] Ellis was also a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, the Royal College of Radiologists and the American College of Radiology.^[3][2] The Frank Ellis Medal of the Royal College of Radiologists is awarded in his honour^[5] and a lecture in his name was held five times 2005–2015.^[6]

In 2005, at the age of 100, he received an honorary doctorate from Sheffield University in person.^[7] attending the centenary celebrations at the University of Sheffield in 2005 and the Old Edwardians dinner in 2005.^[8][9]

References

1. Paine, Christopher (February 20, 2006). "Frank Ellis". Obituaries. The Guardian. Retrieved 2008-05-09.
2. Pincock, Stephen (1 April 2006). "Obituary: Frank Ellis". The Lancet. 367 (9516): 1050. doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(06)68459-6. S2CID 54385959.
3. Richmond, Caroline (25 February 2006). "Dr Frank Ellis". The Independent. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
4. "Pioneering radiotherapist dies at 100". Oxford Mail. 17 February 2006. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
5. "Frank Ellis Medal". Royal College of Radiologists. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
6. "Frank Ellis Lecture". Royal College of Radiologists. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
7. "Memories Mag" (PDF). University of Sheffield. p. 15. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
8. "Frank Ellis". Royal College of Physicians. 2009. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
9. "Old Edwardians dinner 2005". Old Edwardians. Retrieved 20 March 2015.

External links

• biography at Royal College of Physicians (London)