J. Deryl Hart and surgical team operating under ultraviolet lights

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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 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	circa 1937
Subject	Technology Hart, Deryl, 1894-1980 Ultraviolet Rays Protective Clothing Duke University. Medical Center. Department of Surgery Operating Rooms
Identifier	tch00026
Holding entity	Duke Medical Center Archives
Archival collection	Photograph Collection
Permanent Link:	http://hdl.handle.net/2193/J96020692

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