Vol 69, No 5-6 (2019)
Other materials agreed with the Editors
Published online: 2019-12-31
Leopold Freund (1868–1943) & priority for X-ray therapy for benign disease
Nowotwory. Journal of Oncology 2019;69(5-6):187-190.
Abstract
The Viennese dermatologist Leopold Freund (1868–1943) is accepted as having priority for the therapeutic use of X-rays for non-malignant disease. This brief article includes the medical history of Freund’s 1896 patient.
Keywords: alopeciacancerdermatologyLeopold FreundhirsutesJewish assets in World War IInaevus pigmentosus pilosusNobel PrizeradiotherapyEduard SchiffsunburnX-raysZinnkraut