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'''Frank Ellis''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|OBE}} (22 August 1905 &ndash; 3 February 2006)<ref>{{cite news|last = Paine|first = Christopher|title = Frank Ellis|work = Obituaries|publisher = [[The Guardian]]|date = February 20, 2006|url = https://www.theguardian.com/news/2006/feb/20/guardianobituaries.obituaries1|accessdate = 2008-05-09}}</ref> was a world leader{{Sayswho|date=October 2024}} in the treatment of cancer by [[radiation therapy]]. He was born in [[Sheffield]], [[England]] and was educated at [[King Edward VII School (Sheffield)|King Edward VII School]] and the [[University of Sheffield]]. He subsequently worked as a radiation oncologist at [[Royal Hallamshire Hospital|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 Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center|Memorial Sloane-Kettering Institute]] in [[New York City|New York]].<ref name="lancet" />
'''Frank Ellis''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|OBE}} (22 August 1905 &ndash; 3 February 2006)<ref>{{cite news|last = Paine|first = Christopher|title = Frank Ellis|work = Obituaries|publisher = [[The Guardian]]|date = February 20, 2006|url = https://www.theguardian.com/news/2006/feb/20/guardianobituaries.obituaries1|accessdate = 2008-05-09}}</ref> was a world leader{{Sayswho|date=October 2024}} in the treatment of cancer by [[radiation therapy]]. He was born in [[Sheffield]], [[England]] and was educated at [[King Edward VII School (Sheffield)|King Edward VII School]] and the [[University of Sheffield]]. He subsequently worked as a radiation oncologist at [[Royal Hallamshire Hospital|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 Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center|Memorial Sloane-Kettering Institute]] in [[New York City|New York]].<ref name="lancet" />


Ellis was President of the [[British Institute of Radiology]].<ref name="indie">{{cite web |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/dr-frank-ellis-467629.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141223071719/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/dr-frank-ellis-467629.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 23, 2014 |title=Dr Frank Ellis |work=[[The Independent]] |date=25 February 2006 |accessdate=18 December 2014}}</ref> He was awarded the Gold Medal of the [[Royal College of Radiologists]] in 1987.<ref name="indie" /> He was made an Officer of the [[Order of the British Empire]] for his contributions to cancer services over much of the 20th century.<ref name="indie" /> Ellis was also a Fellow of the [[Royal College of Physicians]], the [[Royal College of Radiologists]] and the [[American College of Radiology]].<ref name="indie" /><ref name="lancet">{{cite journal |title=Obituary: Frank Ellis |first=Stephen |last=Pincock |journal=[[The Lancet]] |volume=367 |issue=9516 |date=1 April 2006 |page=1050 |doi=10.1016/s0140-6736(06)68459-6|s2cid=54385959 |doi-access=free }}</ref> The Frank Ellis Medal of the Royal College of Radiologists is awarded in his honour<ref name="rcr medal">{{cite web |url=https://www.rcr.ac.uk/content.aspx?PageID=2570 |title=Frank Ellis Medal |publisher=[[Royal College of Radiologists]] |date=2014 |accessdate=18 December 2014}}</ref> and a lecture is held in his name.<ref name="rcr lecture">{{cite web |url=https://www.rcr.ac.uk/frank-ellis-lecture-1 |title=Frank Ellis Lecture |publisher=[[Royal College of Radiologists]] |accessdate=21 March 2015}}</ref>
Ellis was President of the [[British Institute of Radiology]].<ref name="indie">{{cite web |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/dr-frank-ellis-467629.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141223071719/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/dr-frank-ellis-467629.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 23, 2014 |title=Dr Frank Ellis |work=[[The Independent]] |date=25 February 2006 |accessdate=18 December 2014}}</ref> He was awarded the Gold Medal of the [[Royal College of Radiologists]] in 1987.<ref name="indie" /> He was made an Officer of the [[Order of the British Empire]] for his contributions to cancer services over much of the 20th century.<ref name="indie" /> Ellis was also a Fellow of the [[Royal College of Physicians]], the [[Royal College of Radiologists]] and the [[American College of Radiology]].<ref name="indie" /><ref name="lancet">{{cite journal |title=Obituary: Frank Ellis |first=Stephen |last=Pincock |journal=[[The Lancet]] |volume=367 |issue=9516 |date=1 April 2006 |page=1050 |doi=10.1016/s0140-6736(06)68459-6|s2cid=54385959 |doi-access=free }}</ref> The Frank Ellis Medal of the Royal College of Radiologists is awarded in his honour<ref name="rcr medal">{{cite web |url=https://www.rcr.ac.uk/career-development/awards-honours/awards-for-achievement/the-frank-ellis-medal/ |title=Frank Ellis Medal |publisher=[[Royal College of Radiologists]] |accessdate=10 October 2024}}</ref> and a lecture is held in his name.<ref name="rcr lecture">{{cite web |url=https://www.rcr.ac.uk/frank-ellis-lecture-1 |title=Frank Ellis Lecture |publisher=[[Royal College of Radiologists]] |accessdate=21 March 2015}}</ref>


He was active until very close to his death at the age of 100, receiving in person a Sheffield University honorary doctorate at the age of 100, attending the centenary celebrations at the University of Sheffield in 2005 and the Old Edwardians dinner in 2005.<ref name="rcp">{{cite web |url=http://munksroll.rcplondon.ac.uk/Biography/Details/5526 |title=Frank Ellis |publisher=[[Royal College of Physicians]] |date=2009 |accessdate=18 December 2014}}</ref><ref name="Old Edwardians">{{cite web |url=http://oldedwardians.org.uk/dinners/dinner2005.html |title=Old Edwardians dinner 2005 |publisher=Old Edwardians |accessdate=20 March 2015}}</ref> There was a memorial service for him at [[Wolfson College, Oxford]], on 17 June 2006.
He was active until very close to his death at the age of 100, receiving in person a Sheffield University honorary doctorate at the age of 100, attending the centenary celebrations at the University of Sheffield in 2005 and the Old Edwardians dinner in 2005.<ref name="rcp">{{cite web |url=http://munksroll.rcplondon.ac.uk/Biography/Details/5526 |title=Frank Ellis |publisher=[[Royal College of Physicians]] |date=2009 |accessdate=18 December 2014}}</ref><ref name="Old Edwardians">{{cite web |url=http://oldedwardians.org.uk/dinners/dinner2005.html |title=Old Edwardians dinner 2005 |publisher=Old Edwardians |accessdate=20 March 2015}}</ref> There was a memorial service for him at [[Wolfson College, Oxford]], on 17 June 2006.

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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. He was born in Sheffield, England and was educated at King Edward VII School and the University of Sheffield. 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] He was awarded the Gold Medal of the Royal College of Radiologists in 1987.[3] He was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire for his contributions to cancer services over much of the 20th century.[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[4] and a lecture is held in his name.[5]

He was active until very close to his death at the age of 100, receiving in person a Sheffield University honorary doctorate at the age of 100, attending the centenary celebrations at the University of Sheffield in 2005 and the Old Edwardians dinner in 2005.[6][7] There was a memorial service for him at Wolfson College, Oxford, on 17 June 2006.

References

  1. ^ Paine, Christopher (February 20, 2006). "Frank Ellis". Obituaries. The Guardian. Retrieved 2008-05-09.
  2. ^ a b Pincock, Stephen (1 April 2006). "Obituary: Frank Ellis". The Lancet. 367 (9516): 1050. doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(06)68459-6. S2CID 54385959.
  3. ^ a b c d "Dr Frank Ellis". The Independent. 25 February 2006. Archived from the original on December 23, 2014. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
  4. ^ "Frank Ellis Medal". Royal College of Radiologists. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
  5. ^ "Frank Ellis Lecture". Royal College of Radiologists. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  6. ^ "Frank Ellis". Royal College of Physicians. 2009. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
  7. ^ "Old Edwardians dinner 2005". Old Edwardians. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
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