Therapy machine, cobalt

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OBJECT TYPE
COBALT-60/TELETHERAPY
DATE
1956
ARTIFACT NUMBER
1966.0043.001
MANUFACTURER
Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd.
MODEL
THERATRON JUNIOR/C
LOCATION
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #
15
Part Number
1
Total Parts
2
AKA
N/A
Patents
N/A
General Description
METAL, SYNTHETIC & WOOD COMPONENTS.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length
262.0 cm
Width
117.0 cm
Height
178.0 cm
Thickness
N/A
Weight
2404.1
Diameter
N/A
Volume
N/A

Lexicon

Group
Medical Technology
Category
Radiology
Sub-Category
N/A

Manufacturer

AKA
AECL
Country
Canada
State/Province
Ontario
City
Ottawa

Context

Country
United States of America
State/Province
New York
Period
THIS MACHINE WAS USED C. 1957 TO C. 1968.
Canada
THIS COBALT THERAPY MACHINE WAS MFD BY AECL, A WORLD LEADER IN APPLYING NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGY FOR MEDICAL PURPOSES. AECL IS ALSO A MAJOR SUPPLIER OF RADIOACTIVE SOURCE MATERIAL (RADIOISOTOPES) FOR THERAPY.
Function
TO DELIVER COBALT-60 (RADIOACTIVE ISOTOPE OF COBALT) RADIATION, USED IN TREATMENT OF MALIGNANT TUMOURS.
Technical
COBALT BEAM THERAPY INVOLVES THE USE OF GAMMA RADIATION FROM A COBALT-60SOURCE MOUNTED IN A COBALT BOMB. THIS BOMB CONSISTS OF A QUANTITY OF COBALT-60 MOUNTED IN A LEAD WALLED HOUSING WITH A LEAD PLUG WHICH CAN BE REMOVED TO RELEASE A BEAM OF GAMMA RAYS. THESE RAYS ARE DIRECTED AT MALIGNANT TUMOUR SITES. THE "JUNIOR" MODEL WAS PRODUCED UNTIL 1961 & WAS VERY POPULAR: 137 UNITS WERE MFD. (S.I. NOTES)
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
Mfr's plate reads "MODEL NO. 6/ SERIAL NO. 15/ MANUFACTURED BY/ ATOMIC ENERGY OF CANADA LTD/ COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS DIVISION/ OTTAWA CANADA/ CANADIAN & US PATENTS PENDING/ VOLTAGE 110, HP 1/8, PHASE 1, FREQUENCY 60' AMPS 5". Raised silver lettering reading 'THERATRON/ JUNIOR/ ATOMIC ENERGY OF CANADA/ LIMITED".
Missing
UNKNOWN.
Finish
PAINTED MEDIUM GREEN ENAMEL; PLATED PARTS; BLACK SYNTHETIC CABLES.
Decoration
N/A

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