- Email: [email protected]
Obituary: H Brian Bentley, 1933–2014
Radiography 20 (2014) 175e176
Contents lists available at ScienceDirect
Radiography journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/radi
Obituary
Obituary: H Brian Bentley, 1933e2014 With great sadness I inform you that Brian Bentley passed away in early February 2014. Brian was one of the founders of this journal and he was its first Editor in Chief, 1994e2003.1 It is therefore proper that tribute be paid to his contribution. Brian initially qualified as a nurse before training as a radiographer. Within a short space of time he had received several professional radiographic honours, including the Archibald Reid Memorial Medal in 1964, the Stanley Melville Memorial Medal and the Society of Radiographers Gold Medal in 1995. He also acquired various diplomas and degrees and in 2002 he was awarded Doctor of Science (Honoris Causa).2 Throughout his life he held many professional, academic and honorary appointments, including President of the Society and College of Radiographers and he led many innovative educational initiatives. His passion lay in education and research and it is from these perspectives that I will share my experiences and perceptions of Brian, from when I first saw him in 1986. I was 24 and working within the Institute of Nuclear Medicine, University College London. I had already acquired an appetite for giving conference presentations and some of my posters had been accepted for the College of Radiographers conference, Scarborough, Yorkshire. Together with my wife I travelled to Scarborough and I purposefully attended a lecture given by HB Bentley.3 I had no interest in the topic, however I had seen the name HB Bentley in radiographic literature and I wanted to watch him and listen to what he had to say. I distinctly remember his presence, he was inspirational. I would not see him again until 1991, when he walked into my office in the Middlesex Hospital School of Radiography, London. He informed me he would be my future manager within Charterhouse College of Radiography, City University, London. Like me, Brian commuted from the north of England on a weekly basis to return to his family at weekends. It is perhaps because of this that we formed a friendship which lasted over two decades. Brian was extremely conscientious and he worked long hours. He had particularly high professional standards. He was committed to furthering the profession, predominantly through education and research and from what I can determine he was the first to propose that radiography should be graduate entry.4,5 He wrote over 70 articles and delivered over 20 conference papers; this was highly unusual for somebody in our profession from his era. In 1994 he established the Editorial Board of Radiography. He was the right person to do this as he had a suitable academic background. He had a clear vision of what needed to be done. Importantly he had the drive and determination to see it through to success. He found it impossible to slow down. For instance, around 60 years old, he became Head of Division of Imaging and Radiotherapy, University of Leeds, for approximately four years. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.radi.2014.03.005 1078-8174
In 2002 I became Deputy Editor to Brian and by 2003 I became Editor in Chief, because of the latter I travelled to Brian’s house on several occasions. On these visits he gradually handed over articles and handy tips. Signifying the end of his Editorship, in 2003, he wrote his Valedictory Editorial,6 a tradition which has continued ever since.7,8 Shortly after this he became an Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Salford. On a weekly basis we shared an office, from early 2003 until 2009. His intention was to support me as Editor in Chief. He believed in Radiography. Within this period Brian and I co-authored several articles and conference papers. Whilst in the office Brian devoted his time to reading. He took it upon himself to read the early radiography journals, commencing at its inception in 1935.9 He decided to provide the Radiography readership with précised information from the early journal articles, because he realised that pre 1995 Radiography was not online within Science Direct. He wanted to make the early material more visible to the younger members of the profession. This resulted in several articles being published (e.g. Refs. 10e15). He even inspired me to read some of the back issues. I took to reading extracts from 1939 to 1945, the war years, as I was quite curious to see what was going on in our profession during Britain’s darkest hours. As usual, one day late in 2009, he came into the office. He was in his mid 70s. He said travelling from his home, near Leeds, to Salford and back was getting too much. He thanked me for allowing him access to my journals and for my company. He told me he would not continue reading the articles anymore, or writing them either. Between 1995 and 2010 Brian had contributed 42 items/articles to Radiography. The last few years of Brian’s life were difficult for him and his family, as he had a severe stroke. During this time I found out something quite amusing about him and it tickles me till today. Following his first stroke I went to the hospital ward looking for ‘Brian’ Bentley. There was no such patient registered. I had travelled quite a distance to see him and I must have looked quite despondent. The nurses took pity upon me and eventually said ‘we have a Henry Bentley, maybe this is the person you are looking for’. I took a look and there was Brian. I discovered that family and friends refer to him as Henry, whilst the radiographic profession tended to know him as Brian. For years I wondered what ‘H’ stood for. This still amuses his wife, Sylvia.
References 1. Bentley HB, Editorial Board. Radiography 1994;1(1):1. 2. Hicks R. H. Brian Bentley receives City University’s top honour. Radiography 2003;9(1):89e90. 3. Bentley HB. Quantification of bone mineral content. In: College of Radiographers conference, Scarborough; 1986.
176
Obituary / Radiography 20 (2014) 175e176
4. Bentley HB. A degree course for radiographers. Radiography 1977;XLIII:231e4. 5. Hogg P. Then and now e a reflection on Brian Bentley’s period of professional contribution. Radiography 2009;15(Suppl. 1):e3e4. 6. Bentley HB. Valedictory editorial. Radiography 2003;9(3):183e4. 7. Hogg P. Valedictory editorial. Radiography 2008;14(3):177. 8. Price RC. Valedictory editorial. Radiography 2014;20(1):1. 9. Radiography 1935;1(1). 10. Bentley HB. Mr. William Watson FSR, FRPS 1895e1966. Radiography 2010;16(4):260e1. 11. Bentley HB. The Stanley Melville Memorial Lectures (1946e1950). Radiography 2006;12(3):264e71. 12. Bentley HB. The Stanley Melville Memorial Lectures 1937e1945. Radiography 2006;12(1):60e76.
13. Bentley HB. 2009;15(Suppl. 14. Bentley HB. 2009;15(Suppl. 15. Bentley HB. 2009;15(Suppl.
Radiography 1):e48e61. Radiography 1):e23e38. Radiography 1):e5e14.
journals
1935e1940:
“1937”.
Radiography
journals
1935e1940:
“1936”.
Radiography
journals
1935e1940:
“1935”.
Radiography
Peter Hogg, Professor of Radiography, Editor in Chief, Radiography, 2003e2008 University of Salford, UK E-mail address: [email protected].
Contents lists available at ScienceDirect
Radiography journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/radi
Obituary
Obituary: H Brian Bentley, 1933e2014 With great sadness I inform you that Brian Bentley passed away in early February 2014. Brian was one of the founders of this journal and he was its first Editor in Chief, 1994e2003.1 It is therefore proper that tribute be paid to his contribution. Brian initially qualified as a nurse before training as a radiographer. Within a short space of time he had received several professional radiographic honours, including the Archibald Reid Memorial Medal in 1964, the Stanley Melville Memorial Medal and the Society of Radiographers Gold Medal in 1995. He also acquired various diplomas and degrees and in 2002 he was awarded Doctor of Science (Honoris Causa).2 Throughout his life he held many professional, academic and honorary appointments, including President of the Society and College of Radiographers and he led many innovative educational initiatives. His passion lay in education and research and it is from these perspectives that I will share my experiences and perceptions of Brian, from when I first saw him in 1986. I was 24 and working within the Institute of Nuclear Medicine, University College London. I had already acquired an appetite for giving conference presentations and some of my posters had been accepted for the College of Radiographers conference, Scarborough, Yorkshire. Together with my wife I travelled to Scarborough and I purposefully attended a lecture given by HB Bentley.3 I had no interest in the topic, however I had seen the name HB Bentley in radiographic literature and I wanted to watch him and listen to what he had to say. I distinctly remember his presence, he was inspirational. I would not see him again until 1991, when he walked into my office in the Middlesex Hospital School of Radiography, London. He informed me he would be my future manager within Charterhouse College of Radiography, City University, London. Like me, Brian commuted from the north of England on a weekly basis to return to his family at weekends. It is perhaps because of this that we formed a friendship which lasted over two decades. Brian was extremely conscientious and he worked long hours. He had particularly high professional standards. He was committed to furthering the profession, predominantly through education and research and from what I can determine he was the first to propose that radiography should be graduate entry.4,5 He wrote over 70 articles and delivered over 20 conference papers; this was highly unusual for somebody in our profession from his era. In 1994 he established the Editorial Board of Radiography. He was the right person to do this as he had a suitable academic background. He had a clear vision of what needed to be done. Importantly he had the drive and determination to see it through to success. He found it impossible to slow down. For instance, around 60 years old, he became Head of Division of Imaging and Radiotherapy, University of Leeds, for approximately four years. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.radi.2014.03.005 1078-8174
In 2002 I became Deputy Editor to Brian and by 2003 I became Editor in Chief, because of the latter I travelled to Brian’s house on several occasions. On these visits he gradually handed over articles and handy tips. Signifying the end of his Editorship, in 2003, he wrote his Valedictory Editorial,6 a tradition which has continued ever since.7,8 Shortly after this he became an Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Salford. On a weekly basis we shared an office, from early 2003 until 2009. His intention was to support me as Editor in Chief. He believed in Radiography. Within this period Brian and I co-authored several articles and conference papers. Whilst in the office Brian devoted his time to reading. He took it upon himself to read the early radiography journals, commencing at its inception in 1935.9 He decided to provide the Radiography readership with précised information from the early journal articles, because he realised that pre 1995 Radiography was not online within Science Direct. He wanted to make the early material more visible to the younger members of the profession. This resulted in several articles being published (e.g. Refs. 10e15). He even inspired me to read some of the back issues. I took to reading extracts from 1939 to 1945, the war years, as I was quite curious to see what was going on in our profession during Britain’s darkest hours. As usual, one day late in 2009, he came into the office. He was in his mid 70s. He said travelling from his home, near Leeds, to Salford and back was getting too much. He thanked me for allowing him access to my journals and for my company. He told me he would not continue reading the articles anymore, or writing them either. Between 1995 and 2010 Brian had contributed 42 items/articles to Radiography. The last few years of Brian’s life were difficult for him and his family, as he had a severe stroke. During this time I found out something quite amusing about him and it tickles me till today. Following his first stroke I went to the hospital ward looking for ‘Brian’ Bentley. There was no such patient registered. I had travelled quite a distance to see him and I must have looked quite despondent. The nurses took pity upon me and eventually said ‘we have a Henry Bentley, maybe this is the person you are looking for’. I took a look and there was Brian. I discovered that family and friends refer to him as Henry, whilst the radiographic profession tended to know him as Brian. For years I wondered what ‘H’ stood for. This still amuses his wife, Sylvia.
References 1. Bentley HB, Editorial Board. Radiography 1994;1(1):1. 2. Hicks R. H. Brian Bentley receives City University’s top honour. Radiography 2003;9(1):89e90. 3. Bentley HB. Quantification of bone mineral content. In: College of Radiographers conference, Scarborough; 1986.
176
Obituary / Radiography 20 (2014) 175e176
4. Bentley HB. A degree course for radiographers. Radiography 1977;XLIII:231e4. 5. Hogg P. Then and now e a reflection on Brian Bentley’s period of professional contribution. Radiography 2009;15(Suppl. 1):e3e4. 6. Bentley HB. Valedictory editorial. Radiography 2003;9(3):183e4. 7. Hogg P. Valedictory editorial. Radiography 2008;14(3):177. 8. Price RC. Valedictory editorial. Radiography 2014;20(1):1. 9. Radiography 1935;1(1). 10. Bentley HB. Mr. William Watson FSR, FRPS 1895e1966. Radiography 2010;16(4):260e1. 11. Bentley HB. The Stanley Melville Memorial Lectures (1946e1950). Radiography 2006;12(3):264e71. 12. Bentley HB. The Stanley Melville Memorial Lectures 1937e1945. Radiography 2006;12(1):60e76.
13. Bentley HB. 2009;15(Suppl. 14. Bentley HB. 2009;15(Suppl. 15. Bentley HB. 2009;15(Suppl.
Radiography 1):e48e61. Radiography 1):e23e38. Radiography 1):e5e14.
journals
1935e1940:
“1937”.
Radiography
journals
1935e1940:
“1936”.
Radiography
journals
1935e1940:
“1935”.
Radiography
Peter Hogg, Professor of Radiography, Editor in Chief, Radiography, 2003e2008 University of Salford, UK E-mail address: [email protected].