Officer of the Order of Canada

• Awarded on: June 29, 2005
• Invested on: November 18, 2005

One of Canada's most distinguished medical physicists, John Cunningham has made substantive contributions to medical radiation physics. A former chief clinical physicist at the Ontario Cancer Institute and professor of Medical Biophysics at the University of Toronto, he developed innovative concepts and methods for radiation dose calculations used to treat cancer patients around the world. He is the co-author of the seminal textbook The Physics of Radiology, and is one of the founders of the Canadian College of Physicists in Medicine. Throughout his career, he has generously shared his expertise with students and colleagues and has served as a member of numerous national and international committees.