Skip to main content
Go back

Nurse Administering Care to a Patient’s Torso, 1949

Black and white photograph depicting a small enclosed room painted white. A woman lying on her back on a hospital bed is receiving treatment from a machine aimed at her chest. This machine is operated by a second woman in a nurse's uniform. A large metal support is installed in the room, allowing the movement of the machine, which resembles a very large camera lens.

Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec, 1949

This image shows an example of what was called “deep” therapy, in which radiation was sent deeper into the patient’s body.