Victor Despeignes, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Victor Despeignes

French physician

Date of Birth: 14-Feb-1866

Place of Birth: Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Date of Death: 27-Jul-1937

Profession: physician, oncologist, radiologist

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Victor Despeignes (14 February 1866 – 30 July 1937 ) was a pioneer in radiation oncology.
He was possibly the first person to use X-rays to treat cancer, which he did in July 1896 for a patient with stomach cancer.
He was also the first physician to publish a paper on radiation therapy, in 1896, dealing with that case.
This attempt was less than a year after the publication of the discovery of X-rays by Wilhelm Röntgen.