title: Magnus Strandqvist: 50th anniversary of his doctoral thesis.
abstract: This article is dedicated to Magnus Strandqvist's famous doctoral thesis "Studien über die kumulative Wirkung der Röntgenstrahlen bei Fraktionierung. Erfahrungen aus dem Radiumhemmet an 280 Haut- und Lippenkarzinomen" published in Acta Radiologica in 1944. After a short biography of Strandqvist some central points of his work and their influence on future development of modern radiotherapy are presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiotherapy and Oncology, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Finland.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Kajanti
mesh_terms: D002277:Carcinoma / Q000532:radiotherapy; D004307:Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation; D005260:Female; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011878:Radiotherapy / Q000266:history*