CMAJ • September 15, 2009; 181 (6-7). First published September 8, 2009; doi:10.1503/cmaj.091058
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The colour of medicine

David Pantalony, PhD

Curator, Physical Sciences and Medicine, Canada Science and Technology, Museum, Ottawa, Ont.


Figure 119
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  		Iron Lung for treating Polio. Warren E. Collins Inc., Boston, MA, 1950 (acc. no. 1970.0038). Misty green was a popular colour for medical equipment. Image courtesy of Canada Science and Technology Museum

 

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  		A radiation therapy machine, Theratron Junior, Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd., 1957 (acc. no. 1966.0043). Image courtesy of Canada Science and Technology Museum

 

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  		The green artifact spotlight will be at the Canada Science and Technology Museum until April 2010. Image courtesy of Canada Science and Technology Museum