title: The physician who first applied radiotherapy, Victor Despeignes, on 1896.
abstract: François-Victor Despeignes, a French physician with significant contribution in public hygiene, was the first who had applied the irradiation treatment against malignant tumours. During 1866 he had performed to a 52 years old male patient X-rays treatment for epigastric tumour, paving the way for a new treatment era.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy, Medical School, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece. gregorytsoucalas@yahoo.gr.
authors.forename: Markos
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sgantzos
authors.forename: Gregory
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tsoucalas
authors.forename: Konstantinos
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Laios
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Androutsos