A cancer patient receives cobalt therapy at the Tirana Cancer Institute

A cancer patient receives cobalt therapy at the Tirana Cancer Institute

Collection:
Images from the History of Medicine (IHM)
Contributor(s):
Henrioud, D., photographer
Language(s):
English
French
Format:
Still image
Subject(s):
Cancer Care Facilities
Radiotherapy
Equipment and Supplies
World Health Organization.
Abstract:
Interior view: showing a man lying on a bench beneath a large piece of medical equipment. Verso: WHO/16414. EURO. Health services. Communicable diseases like malaria, syphilis, trachoma and typhus have been eradicated since Albania's liberation during the Second World War. Preventive medicine and treatment of chronic degeberative diseases are priority problems. A cancer patient recives cobalt therapy at the Tirana Cancer Institute.
Copyright:
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Copyright Information:
World Health Organization; World Health Organization website
Extent:
1 photoprint.
NLM Unique ID:
101436889 (See catalog record)
NLM Image ID:
A013784
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101436889