Erich Oberhausen
Erich Paul Oberhausen (born April 8, 1927 in Saarbrücken , † June 1, 1997 in Homburg ) was a German nuclear medicine doctor . From 1975 to 1977 and 1986 to 1988 he was chairman of the radiation protection commission .
Life
Erich Oberhausen was born in Saarbrücken in 1927 as the son of a lathe operator and grew up in Völklingen . After graduating from high school in Völklingen in 1946, Oberhausen began studying physics and mathematics in Mainz in 1947, which he graduated with a diploma in Saarbrücken in 1951. In 1955 he received his doctorate in natural sciences . From 1951 to 1958 he was a research assistant at the Physics Institute of the Faculty of Natural Sciences, then at the Institute for Medical Physics at the Medical Faculty of the Saarland University . After a research grant from the German Research Foundation at the Max Planck Institute for Biophysics in Frankfurt am Main in 1958, he began in 1959 as a research assistant at the Institute for Biophysics at the Medical Faculty of Saarland University.
As early as 1954, Oberhausen began studying medicine at Saarland University, which he completed in 1960 with the medical state examination. In 1963 he received his doctorate in medicine . In 1964 he received the license to teach the subject "Biophysics and physical principles of medicine" and was appointed private lecturer.
From 1965 he was senior assistant at the Institute for Biophysics, from 1969 scientific advice. In 1969 he became an adjunct professor and head of the new "Department of Nuclear Medicine and Medical Physics". In 1971 he was appointed professor for life. 1972 Oberhausen became director of the department for nuclear medicine at the radiological university clinic. From 1980 he was director of the new institute for radiation hygiene of the Federal Health Office in Munich-Neubiberg. In 1981 he was appointed to a C4 professorship for nuclear medicine and medical physics at the Saarland University. In 1992 he retired.
From 1974 to 1980 and 1981 to 1991, Oberhausen was a member of the Radiation Protection Commission at the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety and its chairman from 1975 to 1977 and 1986 to 1988.
Other activities
- 1970–1989: Chairman of the Nuclear Medicine Committee in the Radiology Standards Committee of DIN
- 1971–1975: Member of the German Reactor Safety Commission responsible for medicine and radiation biology
- 1972–1981 member of the Science and Technology Committee of the EU Commission
- 1973–1975 first Vice President for Research at Saarland University
- 1989–1991 member of the basic standards committee (radiation protection) of the EU
Research work
Radiation protection was one of the focal points of Oberhausen's scientific work , in particular the development of new dose-saving diagnostic methods and the minimization of radiation exposure for medical staff. The "Oberhausen-Clearence" developed by him has long been a standard method for measuring kidney function. In addition, he developed a quantitative analysis of the iodine metabolism of the thyroid gland with the help of radioactive iodine isotopes and worked on the further development of nuclear medical heart diagnostics with new radiopharmaceuticals. Another focus of his work was the use of radioactively labeled monoclonal antibodies for the detection of inflammation and for tumor localization.
Fonts
- with Alfred Trautwein and Uwe Kreibig: Physics for doctors, biologists, pharmacists . de Gruyter, Berlin / New York 1977, ISBN 3-11-004880-9 .
- Guide to the engineering of nuclear medicine: MTR textbook . Deutscher Ärzte-Verlag, Lövenich 1973, ISBN 3-7691-1009-9 .
- Nuclear Medicine Technology: MTR Textbook . Deutscher Ärzte-Verlag, Cologne 1990, ISBN 3-7691-1089-7 .
Honors
- 1989: Awarded the Federal Cross of Merit, First Class
Web links
- Oberhausen at the Saarland biographies
- Oberhausen at the German Society for Nuclear Medicine
Individual evidence
- ^ Oberhausen in the Munzinger archive , accessed on December 23, 2016.
- ↑ Chairwoman of the SSK ( Memento from December 23, 2016 in the Internet Archive ), website of the Radiation Protection Commission, accessed on December 23, 2016.
- ^ Oberhausen at the German Society for Nuclear Medicine
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Oberhausen, Erich |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Oberhausen, Erich Paul |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German nuclear medicine doctor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 8, 1927 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Saarbrücken |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 1, 1997 |
| Place of death | Homburg |