Ultraviolet lights system hanging from operating room ceiling

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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 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	Technology, Radiologic Operating Rooms Ultraviolet Rays Duke University. Hospital Hart, Deryl, 1894-1980 Technology
Identifier	tch00029
Resource type	Image
Holding entity	Duke Medical Center Archives
Archival collection	Photograph & Negative Collection

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