Wilhelm Lahm
Wilhelm Lahm (born March 19, 1889 in Laubach ; † February 9, 1975 ) was a German radiologist , gynecologist and clinic director in Chemnitz .
Life
After studying medicine, Lahm received his doctorate from Heidelberg University in 1913 . In 1931 he became chief physician at the X-ray Institute of the Chemnitz Health Insurance Association . The bombed-out building was rebuilt in 1947 under his direction. Based on the Scandinavian model, the X-ray institute was expanded into a tumor clinic with 80 beds as well as a surgical department and a special laboratory for cytodiagnostics . In the years 1954 to 1958, the installation of modern X-ray systems, including two carried deep therapy devices TuR T 200 and a surface treatment unit Müller RT 100 New in medical technology of X-ray diagnostic devices TuR D 1000 and a TuR D were 700 went with a universal coating unit DG 101 1959 Lahm retired and moved to Braunschweig .
Honors
In 1959, the GDR honored Lahm as an outstanding scientist of the people . The Medical Society for Radiology made him an honorary member.
Fonts
- Radium deep therapy. The problem of modern radium treatment of cancer, 1921 (Reprint 2010 and 2015, ISBN 978-1-141-59807-6 )
- The pathological-anatomical foundations of women's diseases , Dresden 1923
- X-ray treatment of benign genital diseases in women , 1924
- Abrasion and trial excision in the hands of the general practitioner , Dresden 1929
literature
- Roland Dietrich: Radiation Clinic on Nordstrasse in Chemnitz. A historical review. In: Klinoskop , issue 4/2013, Klinikum Chemnitz, p. 16 f. ( PDF; 13.7 MB ).
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lahm, Wilhelm |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German gynecologist, radiologist and clinic director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 19, 1889 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Laubach |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 9, 1975 |