july july american physician pioneer field nuclear medicine best known invention warren developed technique producing images breast rays working warren commissioned colonel appointed chief medical section manhattan engineering district responsible health safety thousands personnel involved manhattan_project present trinity nuclear test new_mexico responsible safety aspects world nuclear weapon led survey team manhattan_project assess effects atomic bombings hiroshima nagasaki chief nuclear test warren dean ucla leadership new school grew major medical school warren vice chancellor health services served special assistant president later mental returning ucla professor emeritus position held death awarded contributions science medicine early life born new_mexico june attended earned bachelor_of_arts degree married marriage produced sons daughter went medical school graduating doctor medicine degree post doctoral work harvard_university warren joined faculty assistant professor medicine department new founded based ideals medical education report medical school opened graduate class warren original group assembled staff new medical school rochester warren investigated effects artificial fever including possible use treating interested warren associate professor medicine year published study breast ray imaging breast investigated produced images specimens observed different forms stages cancer able detect cancer breast removed large apparently appreciate life saving potential observations warren track changes breast tissue result pregnancy developed technique patients specimens adapting general purpose ray equipment needs method involved having patient lie arm raised women subsequently underwent surgery correctly found breast cancer cases represented leap forward diagnosis breast cancer possible surgery sparked intense interest technique world today saves thousands lives manhattan_project february warren met vice president general manager director manhattan_project colonel commander asked work radiation asked warren civilian consultant march warren met major new_york_city headquarters joined august involved research requested information safety matters involving radiation warren unable provide information agreed initiate research rochester recommended view scope manhattan_project senior officer placed charge october penned letter united_states_army major general requesting cooperate manhattan_project medical supplies providing funds medical care military personnel directly commissioning warren doctors specified ranks letter signed lieutenant general delivered person colonel replaced marshall district engineer furious saw statutory responsibilities surgeon general told warren man district mind commission colonel apparently familiar warren work use radiation treat disease asked want doctor warren duly commissioned colonel november appointed chief medical section medical advisor director manhattan_project deputy warren office initially located new_york_city moved tennessee soon warren initial task staff hospitals washington new_mexico warren section responsible medical research health safety programs presented enormous challenge workers handling variety toxic chemicals hazardous gases high pressures working high novel ways performing experiments involving explosives mention largely unknown dangers presented handling materials december presented manhattan_project award honor distinguished service safety recognition safety record january june fatalities injuries percent private industry warren personally responsible safety aspects trinity nuclear test july new_mexico considerable concern radioactive fallout network established track fallout cloud found warren base camp shortly explosion displeased discover warren awake previous hours navy captain warren rest fortunately problems arose test atomic bombings hiroshima nagasaki carried august august warren ordered organize survey team proceed guam japan evaluate effect atomic bombs measures safety allied troops occupying cities initially survey team accompany assault troops invasion japan japan surrendered august day survey team departed san_francisco air survey team arrived august split parties warren warren party equipped portable arrived hiroshima air september group headed included brigadier general japanese rear admiral acted translator remained hiroshima september surveyed nagasaki september october impressed damage atomic bombs extensive japanese preparations american invasion atomic bombs japan raised military questions answered series nuclear tests planned operation crossroads personnel deployed bikini admiral joint task force conduct test health safety responsibility specialised job safety handled manhattan_project warren chief planned implemented measures assess limit control impact radiation teams given special training operation instrumentation measure interpretation readings training conducted aboard uss haven route arrived june personnel assigned warren appalled effects radioactive contamination environment deadly range radioactive products atomic bomb clearly demonstrated controlled conditions wrote defense atomic bombs lies outside scope science prevention atomic war warren left army november temporarily chief medical section civilian agency succeeded manhattan_project february replaced services warren awarded legion merit end world war group physicians proposed establish medical school southern_california patients included governor california voted establish medical school ucla october unanimously voted million establish new school signed law warren appointed new school dean found involved creating new medical school appointments associates rochester professor infectious disease professor pioneered use radioactive professor medicine year old plastic surgeon recruited lawrence professor surgery founding new school initially new school accommodated wartime scattered ucla campus warren wearing army construction permanent accommodation commenced students men women arrived faculty members time class graduated faculty members opened warren leadership school grew steadily adding nursing public health influential opposition warren established medical school ucla campus city integrate structures faculty departments university fostered development major library intellectual link life sciences health sciences warren vice chancellor health services served special assistant president later mental returning ucla professor emeritus position held death wife viola died july married warren awarded citation read imaginative vigorous efforts possible early development atomic energy assure protection man environment establishment research program resulted substantial applications radiation diagnosis treatment disease general welfare died july california survived wife children papers
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