The picture shows a tiny tot seemingly crammed into a plastic tube with his little hands forced up in the air.

It went viral after being posted on social media site Reddit and left viewers concerned, wondering what the poor rosy-cheeked infant was being subjected to.

A former healthcare professional commented that the device was definitely not an instrument of torture.

He said:
“I worked as a floor guy buffing and scrubbing at a hospital and every time I got to xray and radiology I always saw this machine sitting in the hallway and had to move it. I never once saw the xray tech grab it.

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