C. Maurice Patterson

C. Maurice Patterson also known as Pat or Maurice Patterson (24 December 1913 – 21 May 1989) a pioneer in the establishment of health physics as a profession.^[1][2][3]

Health Physics Society

Patterson was a key member in the formation of the Health Physics Society and represented the Savannah River Project.^[4][5]

• Founding member and Director
• Representative from Savannah River Project
• President, 1962
• Founders Award, 1979
• Fellow, 1984
• Diplomat, American Board of Health Physics

Publications

• Patterson, C. M. (1958). Proceedings U. N. Intern. Conf. Peaceful Uses Atomic Energy, 2nd, Geneva, 23: 295.
• Monitoring of tritium in gases, liquids, and in the environment.^[6]
• Environmental Radiation at the Start^[7]