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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1988.1327.002

MANUFACTURER: PANTAK (EMI) LTD.
MODEL: 140 C.P. MK.4
LOCATION: Windsor, England

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General Information

Serial #: 75604
Part Number: 2
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: PREDOMINANTLY METAL; METAL & SYNTHETIC COMPONENT PARTS.

Dimensions

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

Length: 90.0 cm
Width: 61.0 cm
Height: 100.0 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: EMI
Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
City: Windsor

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Quebec
Period: THIS PARTICULAR TYPE OF UNIT USED C. 1975- 1976 +. THIS UNIT PROBABLY USED C. 1976- 1985.
Canada: COMPONENT OF CT SCANNER USED AT MONTREAL NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE, THE FIRST HOSPITAL IN CANADA TO INSTALL SUCH A DEVICE (EMI MK 1). IN 1985 MNI INSTALLED A HIGH-FIELD MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGER/SPECTROMETER ( MRI ), THE FIRST IN CANADA. MNI HAS BEEN A PIONEER IN IMAGING TECHNOLOGY & RADIOSURGERY IN CANADA. (REF. 2, P. 373 )
Function: TO PRODUCE HIGH VOLTAGE DC SUPPLY, IN THIS CASE FOR X-RAY TUBE IN CT SCANNER.
Technical: 1ST COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY IMAGE WAS PRODUCED BY G. HOUNSFIELD OF EMI IN ENGLAND IN 1967/ HOUNSFIELD & A.M. CORMICK WON THE NOBEL PRIZE IN MEDICINE IN 1980 FOR DEVELOPING COMPUTERIZED AXIAL TOMOGRAPHY (CAT) SCAN IN 1980.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: control panel: Mfr's plate on left side panel reads: " PANTAK LTD., WINDSOR, BERKS./ INPUTS 100/110 v. 1 ph. 60 Hz. 1.5 kVA./ 240 v. 1 ph. 155 Hz 6 kVA./ MODEL 140 c.p. Mk.4 SERIAL NO. 75604/ MADE IN ENGLAND DATE AUGUST 27, 1975 ". Decal below reads: " COMPLIES WITH D.H.E.W. RADIATION/ PERFORMANCE STANDARDS/ 21 CFR, SUB CHAPTER J/ DATE OF MANUFACTURE:-/ 20 APRIL 1976 ". " EMI SCANNER " appears on plate below control panel. All controls, etc labelled. Numerous internal components bear model & mfr designations, etc. One of several paper tags attached to cabling bundles marked " CT 5000 ". " DANGER/ HIGH VOLTAGE/ INSIDE " handwritten in black marker on front panel, below controls.
Missing: N/A
Finish: BUFF COLOURED METAL CASING; BLACK, BROWN & RED CABLING; BLACK & GREEN CONTROL DIALS AND INDICATOR BUTTONS.
Decoration: N/A

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PANTAK (EMI) LTD., Control unit, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1988.1327, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1988.1327.002/

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