title: Friedrich Dessauer's (1881-1963) contributions to the development of radiotherapy in Turkey.
abstract: Famous physicist Friedrich Dessauer carried out innovative studies in the field of radiotherapy in Turkey where he took refuge escaping from the political situation in Germany before the Second World War. The paper deals with Dessauer's works for the establishment of a radiotherapy institute in Turkey and his contributions to this field.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical History and Ethics, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey. gdinc@istanbu.edu.tr
authors.forename: Gulten
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Dinc
mesh_terms: D001703:Biophysics / Q000266:history; D005858:Germany; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D011871:Radiology / Q000266:history; D011878:Radiotherapy / Q000266:history*; D014421:Turkey