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OBJECT TYPE
MICRO/ENCAPSULATED
DATE
1970
ARTIFACT NUMBER
1997.0794.006
MANUFACTURER
Unknown
MODEL
Unknown
LOCATION
Unknown

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General Information

Serial #
N/A
Part Number
6
Total Parts
6
AKA
N/A
Patents
N/A
General Description
SYNTHETIC AND METAL MATERIALS.

Dimensions

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

Length
3.3 cm
Width
N/A
Height
N/A
Thickness
N/A
Weight
N/A
Diameter
1.3 cm
Volume
N/A

Lexicon

Group
Medical Technology
Category
Radiology
Sub-Category
N/A

Manufacturer

AKA
Unknown
Country
Unknown
State/Province
Unknown
City
Unknown

Context

Country
Canada
State/Province
Quebec
Period
THESE TYPES OF SOURCES USED BY DONOR FROM MID-1960S TO 1970S.
Canada
Unknown
Function
TO DELIVER A MEASURED RADIATION DOSE DIRECTLY TO A TUMOUR.
Technical
EXAMPLES OF SMALL ENCAPSULATED RADIOACTIVE SOURCES WHICH COULD BE IMPLANTED IN OR BESIDE A TUMOUR TO DELIVER A MEASURED DOSE OF RADIATION. THIS THERAPY IS CALLED"BRACHYTHERAPY". IMPLANTED SOURCES PROVIDE AN ALTERNATIVE TO RADIATION TREATMENT USING COBALT OR SIMILAR DEVICES PROVIDING EXPOSURE USING EXTERNAL BEAMS. (REF. 1) SOME OF THESE SOURCES MAY HAVE REQUIRED 'EXPOSURE' TO RADIATION, IN ORDER TO BE EFFECTIVE.
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
NONE
Missing
From CA of 02/26/2002 by Matthew Bruce: No - appears complete
Finish
CLEAR SYNTHETIC CONTAINER; METAL SOURCE MATERIAL
Decoration
N/A

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