Gerhard Kraft
Gerhard Kraft (29 October 1941 – 18 March 2023) was a German physicist, best known for introducing heavy ion cancer therapy in Europe.He was the founder and director of the Biophysics Department at the GSI Helmholtz Centre for Heavy Ion Research in Darmstadt (Germany). Particle therapy had already been performed in US and Japan using protons, carbon, and other light ions. Gerhard Kraft introduced it in Europe, with two significant innovations: raster scanning and biological treatment planning. Under his direction, 440 patients were treated from 1997 to 2008 at GSI. Therapy now continues at the using the system introduced at GSI. Provided by Wikipedia
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Published: 1977
Superior document: Forschungsberichte / Zentralinstitut für Wirtschaftswissenschaften der Akademie der Wissenschaften der DDR 20
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Published: [2022]
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Published: [2022]
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