Operating room with ultraviolet lights overhead

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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 technique that became widely accepted across the country. This procedure dramatically reduced the number of infections and related deaths and won national acclaim in the late 1930s and early 1940s.
Date created	undated
Subject	Duke University. Medical Center. Department of Surgery Technology, Radiologic Duke University. Hospital Operating Rooms Technology Hart, Deryl, 1894-1980 Ultraviolet Rays
Identifier	tch00030
Resource type	Image
Holding entity	Duke Medical Center Archives
Archival collection	Photograph & Negative Collection

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