From Röntgen Rays to Carbon Ion Therapy: The Evolution of Modern Radiation Oncology in Germany

Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2016 Nov 15;96(4):729-735. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2016.08.026. Epub 2016 Aug 30.

Authors

Jonathan W Lischalk¹, Laila König², Michael C Repka³, Matthias Uhl², Anatoly Dritschilo³, Klaus Herfarth², Jürgen Debus²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Radiation Medicine, Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.
³ Department of Radiation Medicine, Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC.

PMID: 27788946
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2016.08.026

No abstract available

Publication types

Biography
Historical Article
Portrait

MeSH terms

Cancer Care Facilities
Germany
History, 19th Century
History, 20th Century
History, 21st Century
Humans
Radiation Oncology* / education
Radiation Oncology* / history
Radiation Oncology* / trends
World War I
World War II
X-Ray Therapy / history
X-Rays

Personal name as subject

Otto Bismarck
Wilhelm Conrad Ro��ntgen
Vinzenz Czerny