Shell and Esso. Heart and lung radiology Whilst working at Westminster and the Royal Chest Hospital, Kerley published on the X-ray features of early Pulmonary tuberculosis. As well as his 'B lines' in congestive heart failure he also reviewed X-ray changes in congenital lung diseases, congenital heart disease, intrathoracic aneurysm and bronchiectasis. He gave one of the earliest accounts of chest X-ray and contrast, that is bronchography and lipiodol. King George VI lung surgery On Sunday 23 September 1951, the thoracic surgical team from Westminster hospital, under the lead surgeon, Clement Price Thomas, resected the lung tumour that was obstructing the king's left lung airways. Kerley was a key figure in the investigations during the king's illness in the days prior to the operation. His review of the X-rays led to the king returning to London from Balmoral and a bulletin stating "in view of the structural changes referred to in the last bulletin we have advised His Majesty to undergo an operation in the near future". In return, he received a 'New year's honour' in the London Gazette in 1952 which also resulted in Kerley's long term relationship with royalty and a later knighthood. Personal and family Olivia MacNamee was one of the London School of Economics first female students when she met Kerley. They married in 1929. Their two daughters, Barbara and Jocelyn, both became doctors. Olivia died in 1973, 6 years before Kerley. Kerley had humour and appreciated the outdoors. He particularly enjoyed fishing and would travel to the River Dee to catch salmon. Other pastimes included golf and shooting. Awards and honours Kerley received many awards and honours during his working life and after retirement. The Toronto Radiological Society awarded him the Röntgen award in 1944. He received the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1951 and in 1959 he became a member of honour of the Chicago Radiological Society, an honorary fellow of the American College of Radiologists and the Australasian College of Radiology. In 1962 he was made an honorary fellow of the Faculty of Radiologists, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin. He was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 1972 in recognition of his services to radiology and as radiologist to the Royal Family. In honour of his presidency, he was awarded the gold medal from the Royal College of Radiologists in 1976. Legacy The Sir Peter Kerley Lecture of the