Cassette, x-ray film
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- OBJECT TYPE
- VACUUM CASSETTE
- DATE
- 1975
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1997.0275.001
- MANUFACTURER
- E-Z-EM CO. INC.
- MODEL
- VAC-U-PAC
- LOCATION
- Westbury, New York, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 7
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- .1 VINYL;.2 &.3 CARDSTOCK, FILM;.4 &.5 VINYL, CARDSTOCK;.6 CARDSTOCK & PAPER
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 27.5 cm
- Width
- 23.0 cm
- Height
- 2.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Medical Technology
- Category
- Radiology
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- E Z EM
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- New York
- City
- Westbury
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Quebec
- Period
- COPYRIGHTED AND MANUFACTURED FROM 1975
- Canada
-
EXAMPLE OF X-RAY EQUIPMENT USED IN MONTREAL - Function
-
USED TO HOLD AN X-RAY FILM AND INTENSIFYING SCREEN WHEN TAKING AN X-RAY PHOTOGRAPH - Technical
-
ALLOWED FOR THE USE OF A LOWER DOSAGE OF X-RAYS WITH NO SACRIFICE IN DIAGNOSTIC QUALITY [REF 1]. THE EMULSION OF THE FILM AT THIS TIME WAS NOT THATEFFICIENT SO THE CLOSER THE FILM WAS TO THE OBJECT THE BETTER THE RESULTS. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- .1 PRINTED ON BAG TOP: 'E-Z-EM's VAC-U-PAC/ E-Z-EM COMPANY INC./ WESTBURY, N.Y. 11530/ IMPORTANT: Insert film/screen gently. Place/ film/screen sandwich next to valve stem before/ drawing vacuum/ 8x10 in./ [?] TUBE SIDE'/.2 &.3 NO MARKINGS/.4 &.5 LABEL: 'For placement on back side/ of Polyethylene insert./ When vacuum is pulled,/ label outline will show/ through cassette.'/.6 LABEL ON PKG: 'DU PONT CRONEX/ Lo-dose mammography/ INTENSIFYING SCREEN/ E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS & CO. (INC.) PHOTO PRODUCTS DEPT. WILMINGTON, DE 19898'/ STAMPED: '8 X 10 IN./ (20.3 X 25.4 cm.)'/ LABEL ON SCREEN: 'DUPONT CRONEX MAMMO UH/ Lo-dose mammography/ INTENSIFYING SCREEN/ CLEAN ONLY WITH CRONEX/ SCREEN CLEANING SOLUTIONS/ REV 9-73'
- Missing
- VACUUM PUMP; FOOT SWITCH; VACUUM LINE WITH VALVE; PLASTIC HOLDER FOR LINE; X-RAY WIPES [REF 1]
- Finish
- .1 -.3 BLACK;.4 -.5 BLUE;.6 WHITE
- Decoration
- N/A
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E-Z-EM CO. INC., Cassette, x-ray film, circa 1975, Artifact no. 1997.0275, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1997.0275.001/
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