Demonstration of phototherapy equipment, photograph.
Demonstration of phototherapy equipment, photograph.
A system of instruction in X-ray methods and medical uses of light, hot-air, vibration and high-frequency currents : prepared especially for the post-graduate home study of surgeons, general physicians, dentists [etc.] / by S. H. Monell. New York : E. R. Pelton, [c1902]. M742247s 1902 Osler - Robertson
This photograph from a light therapeutics practitioner's manual depicts a patient blind-folded (perhaps in lieu of protective goggles), arms grasping his chair, shirtless and motionless in front of an electric light machine that resembles a large gun more than a lamp. As opposed to before and after photographs depicting ostensibly real patients, this photograph uses an anonymous subject to show a particular light machine. In similar cases, models or stand-ins who are clearly not patients turn up to demonstrate techniques for using phototherapeutic equipment. This photograph also provides a striking contrast to images depicting the joy and pleasure that was supposed to accompany heliotherapy.
M742247s 1902 Osler - Robertson