Lars Leksell
Lars Gustaf Fritiof Leksell (born November 23, 1907 in Fässberg , † January 12, 1986 in the Swiss Alps ) was a Swedish neurosurgeon .
Life
Leksell studied medicine at the Karolinska Institute . There he began his neurosurgical training in 1935 under Herbert Olivecrona . After his retirement in 1960, Leksell succeeded him as professor and head of neurosurgery. In 1974 he retired.
Lars Leksell is considered to be the founder of radiosurgery . Together with the Swedish physicist Börje Larsson , he carried out the high-precision radiation treatment for the first time in 1968 with the gamma knife . Leksell called his concept of a single high-precision irradiation while protecting the structures surrounding the target area "radiosurgery" in reference to the claimed "surgical precision".
literature
- L. Dade Lunsford: Lars Leksell. Notes at the side of a raconteur. In: Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery . 67 (1996-97), pp. 153-168, PMID 9311073 .
- L. Dade Lunsford: Modern Stereotactic Neurosurgery. Martinus Nijhoff Publishing, Boston 1988, ISBN 978-1-4612-8418-5 , doi: 10.1007 / 978-1-4613-1081-5 , p. XI
- Dan Leksell: Life with Lars Leksell. (PDF; 2.41 MB) In: Wavelengths , 13, 2010, 8
- LD Lunsford: Lars Leksell. Notes at the side of a raconteur . In: Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery . tape 67 , no. 3-4 , 1996, ISSN 1011-6125 , pp. 153-168 , PMID 9311073 .
Web links
- Leksell Gamma Knife Society: Professor Lars Leksell (short biographical summary)
- International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society: Pioneer Surgeon Lars Leksell (brief biographical summary)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Leksell, Lars |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Leksell, Lars Gustaf Fritiof (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish neurosurgeon |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 23, 1907 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Fassberg |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 12, 1986 |
| Place of death | Swiss Alps |