Fluoroscope

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OBJECT TYPE: PORTABLE/HAND HELD
DATE: 1950
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2002.0555.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: hand fluoroscope
Patents: N/A
General Description: silver metal frame; off-white lead-lined shield; yellow-green paper (?) screen insert

Dimensions

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

Length: 49.0 cm
Width: 24.4 cm
Height: 16.0 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: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: This example used in 1950s.
Canada: Used at St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto ON by Dr. N.L. Patt in 1950s.
Function: TO ENABLE THE INTERNAL EXAMINATION OF A PATIENT BY MEANS OF X-RAYS WHICH PRODUCE VARIOUS SHADOW DENSITIES ON A FLUORESCENT SCREEN.
Technical: Identified as a hand fluoroscope.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: 200501 RAD- A- LERT FGP" printed along upper edge of paper screen, above orange border. UHN catalogue no. "980.24" printed by hand in black ink on frame, near attachment point with handle.
Missing: Appears complete.
Finish: Rectangular silver aluminum metal frame fitted with rigid tubular handgrip; clear glass window over yellow-green paper? (film ?) ; off-white leaded rubber shield secured to lower edge of viewer, below handgrip, forms protective drape for operator. Base/underside of viewer is black.
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Fluoroscope, circa 1950, Artifact no. 2002.0555, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2002.0555.001/

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