The Most Bizarre Medical Tools from Back in the Day

Therapy Unit

This is how doctors administered radioactive cesium-137 through this device to kill diseased tissue. It put out the max dose of radiation to the cancerous spot with minimizing effects to healthy tissue. Very similar to radiation therapy today!

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