Person
Scott, Rutherford Kaye (Kaye) (1904? - 1991)
OBE FRACS
- Born
- 1904?
- Died
- 10 March 1991
- Occupation
- Radiologist
- Alternative Names
- Scott, Kaye (Also known as)
Summary
Kaye Scott was a highly-respected radiologist in Victoria, specialising in radiation oncology, who was associated with the Royal Melbourne Hospital for 20 years and in private practice until the 1980s. He made significant contributions to the treatment of cancer in Victoria, being closely associated with Peter MacCallum in working towards centralising cancer services into what became the Peter MacCallum Cancer Institute. Scott retired from the position of Medical Director of the Institute in 1954. Both men were also involved in the Anti-cancer Council of Victoria. Scott was particularly interested in the education of radiologists and worked with the Australian Institute of Radiography to establish educational standards. From 1946 he became a member of the Education Committee of the Australian and New Zealand Association of Radiologists and remained associated with this (under successive incarnations of the Association) and the subsequent Board of Examiners for 29 years. In 1958 Scott became President of the College of Radiologists of Australasia, and for his services to the College he was awarded the inaugural Gold Medal in 1969.
Details
Chronology
- 1927
- Education - MB BS, University of Melbourne
- 1928
- Career position - Junior resident Medical Officer, Melbourne Hospital
- 1932
- Education - MD and MS, University of Melbourne
- 1934
- Education - Qualified as a radiotherapist
- 1934 - 1935
- Career position - Honorary radiotherapist, Melbourne Hospital
- 1935 - 1949
- Career position - Foundation Member, Australian and New Zealand Association of Radiology (later Radiologists)
- 1935 - 1954
- Career position - Honorary radiotherapist, Royal Melbourne Hospital
- 1935 - 1991?
- Career position - Fellow, Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
- 1937
- Career position - Foundation Member, Anti-Cancer Council of Victoria
- 1949 - 1952
- Career position - Fellow, College of Radiologists (Australian and New Zealand)
- 1952 - 1969
- Career position - Fellow, College of Radiologists of Australasia
- 1958 - 1959
- Career position - President, College of Radiologists of Australasia
- 1969
- Award - Gold Medal, College of Radiologists of Australasia
- 1969 - 1972
- Award - Life Member, College of Radiologists of Australasia
- 1972 - 1991
- Award - Life Member, Royal Australasian College of Radiologists
- 1980
- Award - Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Related entries
Published resources
Journal Articles
- Scott, R. Kaye, 'The radiant years', Australasian radiology, 22 (1) (1978), 6-31. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-1673.1978.tb02044.x. Details
- Scott, R. Kaye, 'The origins of the College', Australasian Radiology, 19 (3) (1975), 211-5. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-1673.1975.tb01949.x. Details
- Scott, R. Kaye, 'One Step Forward', Australasian Radiology, 29 (1) (1985), 4-7. Details
- Wightman, D. B., 'On the occasion of the presentation of the first Gold Medal of the College of Radiologists of Australasia to Dr. R. Kaye Scott at the Roentgen Oration, 5th October, 1969', Australasian radiology, 14 (2) (1970), 124-5. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-1673.1970.tb02894.x. Details
See also
- Ryan, James, Sutton, Keith and Baigent, Malcolm eds, Australasian Radiology: a History (Sydney: McGraw-Hill, 1996), 542 pp. Details
Helen Cohn
Created: 3 October 2023