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Gerhard Kraft

Gerhard Kraft was a German physicist, best known for introducing heavy ion cancer therapy in Europe.

Biography
Gerhard Kraft was born on 29 October 1941 in Heidelberg. After a two year fellowship at the Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory (Berkeley, CA, US) Since 1981 he started his work on heavy-ion radiobiology and radiotherapy at GSI, and the treatment room was completed in 1997. The last patient was treated in 2008. Kraft died on 18 March 2023 in Heidelberg. == Awards ==
Awards
Kraft received many awards over his career, some of which are listed below: • 1993 Honorary professor at the University of Kassel • 1999 Erwin Schrödinger Award, Helmholtz Association • 2000 Otto Hahn Prize of the City of Frankfurt am Main • 2009 Ph.D. h.c., University of Giessen • 2013 Honorary member of Particle Therapy Co-Operative Group (PTCOG) • 2015 Honorary member of (DGMP) • 2018–2021 Honorary President of European Radiation Research Society == Publications ==
Publications
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