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  • Operation under Sterilamp using ultraviolet light

    Description:
    J. Deryl Hart and Dept. of Surgery surgical team in protective clothing operating on a patient under the Sterilamp, an ultraviolet light source hanging from the operating room ceiling. In 1936, Dr. J. Deryl Hart originated the use of ultraviolet...
    Date:
    1937

  • Dept. of Surgery staff wearing clothing to protect them during operations under ultraviolet lights

    Description:
    Dept. of Surgery staff in an operating room dressed in protective gowns, gloves, goggles, and hoods. In 1936, Dr. J. Deryl Hart originated the use of ultraviolet radiation to control airborne infections in surgical operating rooms, a technique...
    Date:
    undated

  • J. Deryl Hart and surgical team operating under ultraviolet lights

    Description:
    Operation under ultraviolet light. Surgeons and others are dressed in protective clothing. In 1936, Dr. J. Deryl Hart originated the use of ultraviolet radiation to control airborne infections in surgical operating rooms, a technique that became...
    Date:
    circa 1937

  • Operation under ultraviolet light with an x-ray screen in use

    Description:
    J. Deryl Hart and surgical team in protective clothing operating under ultraviolet lights. In 1936, Dr. J. Deryl Hart originated the use of ultraviolet radiation to control airborne infections in surgical operating rooms, a technique that became...
    Date:
    undated

  • Operating room with ultraviolet lights overhead

    Description:
    Operating room with ultraviolet light, x-ray screen, instrument table, and patient bed prepared for surgery. In 1936, Dr. J. Deryl Hart originated the use of ultraviolet radiation to control airborne infections in surgical operating rooms, a...
    Date:
    undated

  • Ultraviolet lights system hanging from operating room ceiling

    Description:
    Completed ultraviolet lights system hanging from the operating room ceiling. In 1936, Dr. J. Deryl Hart originated the use of ultraviolet radiation to control airborne infections in surgical operating rooms, a technique that became widely accepted...
    Date:
    undated

  • Sketch of ultraviolet lights system for operating room

    Description:
    Sketch showing transformers and special radiation tube installation for operating room ultraviolet lights system installation. In 1936, Dr. J. Deryl Hart originated the use of ultraviolet radiation to control airborne infections in surgical...
    Date:
    undated