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Hyperthermia for Malignant Disease — A History of Medicine Note — The Work of Georges Lakhovsky

1982; Springer Nature; Linguagem: Inglês

10.1007/978-1-4684-4388-2_2

2214-8019

Kevin Farrell,

Cancer Research and Treatment

As hyperthermia is becoming more important in the treatment of malignant disease, it is appropriate to bring attention to the life and work of one of the pioneers in the field, Georges Lakhovsky, who is today a forgotten man. Georges Lakhovsky was born in Illia, Russia (near Minsk) in 1870. He studied engineering at Odessa and came to France in 1894 where he studied physics at the University of Paris. He remained in France, married, and became a naturalized french citizen. During the first world war he was attached to the French Army and devised an improved method of laying railroad tracks. He elucidated a rule (The “Lakhovsky Rule”) which was used in predicting failure of railroad tracks. For this work he was awarded a medal and given a commendation by the French government.