M0014870: The Finsen phototherapy apparatus

Previous title, replaced October 2021: The Finsen phototherapy apparatus

Illustration of a phototherapy apparatus in use. The carbon arc focused on the patient by water cooled telescopes. Published in Riviere, J. A: Esquisses cliniques de physicotherapie : traitement rationnel des maladies chroniques, Paris : Bouchy, 1910-1937.

August 1956

1 photograph glass plate negative; 8.3 x 10.8 cm

Wellcome Collection holds the publication depicted in the glass plate negative

Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2021.

Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.