Finsen tube, brass, by Niels R. Finsen, used by Julius Warberg, Copenhagen, Denmark, 1900-1925
The Finsen lamp was named after its inventor, Neils Ryberg Finsen (1860-1904), who in 1894 pioneered the use of ultraviolet light (UV) to treat tuberculosis of the skin. UV light is projected through the lens to a targetted area on the body. Each lamp generally had four telescopes so four patients could be treated at once.
Details
- Category:
- Therapeutics
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A602357
- Materials:
- brass and lenses, glass, clear
- Measurements:
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overall: 98 mm x 935 mm x 195 mm,
- type:
- ultraviolet lamps
- credit:
- Loan, Wellcome Trust
