Hospital phototherapy. Physiotherapy nurse positioning an ultraviolet (UV) 'Alpine Sun Lamp' over a patient's hand during a session of phototherapy. U
Hospital phototherapy. Physiotherapy nurse positioning an ultraviolet (UV) 'Alpine Sun Lamp' over a patient's hand during a session of phototherapy. Used to treat skin conditions, phototherapy has traditionally been part of physiotherapy (physical therapy). Modern phototherapy was established in the 1890s by Danish physician Niels Ryberg Finsen. This session is taking place at the Walter Reed General Hospital (later the Walter Reed Army Medical Center), established in Washington DC, USA, in 1909. Photographed between 1920 and 1921.
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