During World War II, her family relocated to Ontario where her parents took war factory work. In 1946, Fedoruk completed her studies at Walkerville Collegiate in Windsor Ontario, at the top of her class and was awarded the Ernest J. Creed Memorial Medal and an entrance scholarship to attend University. However, the family chose to return to Saskatchewan where Sylvia entered the University of Saskatchewan at Saskatoon in the fall of 1946.
Fedoruk was recruited by Dr. Harold E. Johns to be the radiation physicist at Saskatoon Cancer Clinic. She became the chief medical physicist at the Saskatoon Cancer Clinic and director of physics services at the Saskatchewan Cancer Clinic. She was a professor of oncology and associate member in physics at the University of Saskatchewan. She was involved in the development of the world's first cobalt-60 unit and one of the first nuclear medicine scanning machines. The cobalt-60 beam therapy unit, or the "cobalt bomb" as it was known, was the first of its kind to successfully use targeted radiation to treat cancer in a patient. The machine's collimated beam of radiation could be adjusted to the size of the tumor to irradiate the growth. Fedoruk's masters work on depth-dose measurements for radiation treatment were essential in the success of the beam therapy unit.[1]
From 1986 to 1989 she was chancellor of the University of Saskatchewan. She was the first woman to fill this position at the University of Saskatchewan[4] and was the first woman member of the Atomic Energy Control Board of Canada. Then in 1987, she was made an Officer of the Order of Canada.[5]
In the 1990s, the City of Saskatoon named a new road, Fedoruk Drive in her honour. The roadway runs from Central Avenue to McOrmond Drive, north of the communities of Silverspring and Evergreen and south of the community of Aspen Ridge and the Northeast Swale. Fedoruk Drive serves as a minor arterial roadway in the northeast sector of the city.
On October 3, 2012 the name of the Canadian Centre for Nuclear Innovation (CCNI) was changed to the Sylvia Fedoruk Canadian Centre for Nuclear Innovation in honor of the pioneering work she did in the treatment of cancer using cobalt-60 radiation therapy in the 1950s.[6]
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Massie, Merle (2020). A radiant life : the honourable Sylvia Fedoruk, scientist, sports icon, and stateswoman. Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada: University of Regina Press. ISBN978-0-88977-735-4. OCLC 1155149942.
sylvia, fedoruk, sylvia, olga, fedoruk, doruk, ukrainian, Федорук, 1927, september, 2012, canadian, physicist, medical, physicist, curler, 17th, lieutenant, governor, saskatchewan, honourableoc, somformer, lieutenant, governor, saskatchewan, honourable, wearin. Sylvia Olga Fedoruk Fe doruk Ukrainian Fedoruk OC SOM May 5 1927 September 26 2012 was a Canadian physicist medical physicist curler and the 17th Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan The HonourableSylvia FedorukOC SOMFormer Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan the Honourable Sylvia Fedoruk wearing the insignia of the Order of Canada17th Lieutenant Governor of SaskatchewanIn office September 7 1988 May 31 1994MonarchElizabeth IIGovernors GeneralJeanne SauveRay HnatyshynPremierGrant DevineRoy RomanowPreceded byFrederick JohnsonSucceeded byJack WiebePersonal detailsBorn 1927 05 05 May 5 1927Canora Saskatchewan CanadaDiedSeptember 26 2012 2012 09 26 aged 85 Saskatoon Saskatchewan CanadaAlma materUniversity of SaskatchewanOccupationMedical physicist Physicist Curler Contents 1 Life 2 Arms 3 See also 4 References 5 Further reading 6 External linksLife editBorn in Canora Saskatchewan to Ukrainian immigrants Annie Romaniuk and Theodore Fedoruk Fedoruk attended a one room schoolhouse in Wroxton north east of Yorkton Her father was her teacher During World War II her family relocated to Ontario where her parents took war factory work In 1946 Fedoruk completed her studies at Walkerville Collegiate in Windsor Ontario at the top of her class and was awarded the Ernest J Creed Memorial Medal and an entrance scholarship to attend University However the family chose to return to Saskatchewan where Sylvia entered the University of Saskatchewan at Saskatoon in the fall of 1946 She received a Bachelor of Arts degree in physics at the University of Saskatchewan in 1949 and was awarded the Governor General s Gold Medal Fedoruk then went on to complete her M A in physics in 1951 Fedoruk was recruited by Dr Harold E Johns to be the radiation physicist at Saskatoon Cancer Clinic She became the chief medical physicist at the Saskatoon Cancer Clinic and director of physics services at the Saskatchewan Cancer Clinic She was a professor of oncology and associate member in physics at the University of Saskatchewan She was involved in the development of the world s first cobalt 60 unit and one of the first nuclear medicine scanning machines The cobalt 60 beam therapy unit or the cobalt bomb as it was known was the first of its kind to successfully use targeted radiation to treat cancer in a patient The machine s collimated beam of radiation could be adjusted to the size of the tumor to irradiate the growth Fedoruk s masters work on depth dose measurements for radiation treatment were essential in the success of the beam therapy unit 1 In 1961 she played the third for Joyce McKee for the Saskatchewan curling team the winners in the very first Diamond D Championships The next year team Saskatchewan was a runner up in the 1962 Diamond D Championship with Fedoruk again playing as third From 1971 to 1972 she was president of the Canadian Ladies Curling Association In 1986 she was inducted into the Canadian Curling Hall of Fame 2 as a builder 3 and was awarded the Saskatchewan Order of Merit From 1986 to 1989 she was chancellor of the University of Saskatchewan She was the first woman to fill this position at the University of Saskatchewan 4 and was the first woman member of the Atomic Energy Control Board of Canada Then in 1987 she was made an Officer of the Order of Canada 5 From 1988 to 1994 she was Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan In the 1990s the City of Saskatoon named a new road Fedoruk Drive in her honour The roadway runs from Central Avenue to McOrmond Drive north of the communities of Silverspring and Evergreen and south of the community of Aspen Ridge and the Northeast Swale Fedoruk Drive serves as a minor arterial roadway in the northeast sector of the city On October 3 2012 the name of the Canadian Centre for Nuclear Innovation CCNI was changed to the Sylvia Fedoruk Canadian Centre for Nuclear Innovation in honor of the pioneering work she did in the treatment of cancer using cobalt 60 radiation therapy in the 1950s 6 In 2009 she was inducted into the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame 7 Arms editCoat of arms of Sylvia Fedoruk nbsp Notes The arms of Sylvia Fedoruk consist of 8 Crest Above a helmet mantled Bleu Celeste doubled Or on a wreath Or and Bleu Celeste a Saskatchewan coronet on a rim Vert fimbriated Or wheat ears Or set alternately with prairie lily flowers proper issuant therefrom a bull s head in trian aspect Bleu Celeste accorne annelled and crined Or Escutcheon Or on a pale between in chief two nuclei enclosed within a representation of three electron paths all Bleu Celeste a lion rampant Or armed and langued Gules Supporters Two white tailed does Bleu Celeste each unguled Or langued Gules and gorged with a coronet of wheat ears Or Compartment A grassy mound strewn with prairie lily flowers proper Motto Deo Et PatriaeSee also editMonarchy in SaskatchewanReferences edit Building on a legacy of nuclear medicine excellence Canada 150 usask Retrieved 2021 02 11 The Honourable Sylvia Fedoruk Canadian Medical Hall of Fame Retrieved April 20 2021 Fedoruk Hon Sylvia CCA Hall of Fame ACC Temple de la Renommee Virtuelle Archived from the original on 2018 01 01 Deo et Patriae Events in the History of the University of Saskatchewan 1986 scaa usask ca Services Government of Canada Office of the Secretary to the Governor General Information and Media Order of Canada archive gg ca a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint multiple names authors list link U of S nuclear centre to be named for Fedoruk The StarPhoenix 2012 The Honourable Sylvia Fedoruk Canadian Medical Hall of Fame Retrieved February 10 2021 Canadian Heraldic Authority Volume II Ottawa 1991Further reading editMassie Merle 2020 A radiant life the honourable Sylvia Fedoruk scientist sports icon and stateswoman Regina Saskatchewan Canada University of Regina Press ISBN 978 0 88977 735 4 OCLC 1155149942 External links editSylvia Olga Fedoruk Canadian Women in GovernmentAcademic officesPreceded byEmmett Matthew Hall Chancellor of the University of Saskatchewan1986 1989 Succeeded byE K Turner Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sylvia Fedoruk amp oldid 1177435489, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
