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Medical Radiation Therapy

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Historically speaking, medical radiation therapy is a relatively old medical branch as it originated two centuries ago with the discovery of x-radiation by W. C. Röntgen in 1895. Shortly after this historical event the first treatment attempts were carried out by some courageous physicians. Since then radiation therapy evolution has undergone several major leaps due to essential developments in mechanical engineering, electronics, and computer science.

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  1. Peter H. Cossmann
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  1. Titisee, Germany

    Rüdiger Kramme

  2. Medical Engineering and Neuroprosthetics, Fraunhofer Institute for Biomedical Engineering, St. Ingbert, Germany

    Klaus-Peter Hoffmann

  3. Department of Biology, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, USA

    Robert S. Pozos

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Cossmann, P.H. (2011). Medical Radiation Therapy. In: Kramme, R., Hoffmann, KP., Pozos, R.S. (eds) Springer Handbook of Medical Technology. Springer Handbooks. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-74658-4_35

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