X-ray machine part

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1962
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2009.0068.002

MANUFACTURER: Picker X-Ray Corp.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 2
Total Parts: 16
AKA: manual positioning unit
Patents: N/A
General Description: metal and synthetic composition.

Dimensions

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

Length: 27.0 cm
Width: 13.2 cm
Height: 14.2 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: Picker
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Ohio
City: Cleveland

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Saskatchewan
Period: Possibly used c. 1962+; not used after 2005.
Canada: Weyburn Mental Hospital in Weyburn, SK opened its doors in 1921 and closed (as the Souris Valley Hospital) in 2005. From the 1940s to 1971 it took part in controversial treatments for mental illness including lobotomy and electro shock therapy. It was also famous for its pioneering experiments with LSD in the 1950s and 60s. Dr. Humphrey Osmond, who coined the term "psychedelic" performed several experiments with patients and university students. In its heyday, the Weyburn was a well-equipped, self-sufficient health facility. Some complained that it was even better equipped than the local hospital. This x-ray machine [system component] would have been the workhorse for the institution. It was still in use after the building shut down a few years ago. It does not have direct ties to the more controversial history at Weyburn, but in colour and design, mirrored the institutional interior of Weyburn. Much of the old equipment and supplies went to developing countries when the shut-down occurred and some went to the University of Regina theatrical department. [Ref. 1]
Function: Unknown
Technical: Element of durable x-ray, fluoroscopic machine used for many purposes. It was part of a new generation of fluoroscopic technology following the invention of large image intensifiers in 1953. With these photomultiplier tubes, ordinary movie cameras could capture the moving pictures of the fluoroscopic images. Contrast agents such as barium would have been used to see bodily processes in real time. {ref. 1]
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: "PICKER X-RAY CORP." and scale graduated -90 to 0 to 90+ marked on unit.
Missing: NB: This item is itself broken off 2009.0068.1 Part of casing broken off and missing.
Finish: Drab green wrinkle-finish on most areas of metal casing; fitted with light grey synthetic hand grip; silver metal dial with indicator needle over scale.
Decoration: N/A

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Picker X-Ray Corp., X-ray machine part, circa 1962, Artifact no. 2009.0068, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2009.0068.002/

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