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OBJECT TYPE
RADIOACTIVE
DATE
Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER
1997.0795.015
MANUFACTURER
Unknown
MODEL
VARIOUS
LOCATION
Unknown

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General Information

Serial #
N/A
Part Number
15
Total Parts
15
AKA
N/A
Patents
N/A
General Description
GLASS, METAL AND SYNTHETIC CONTAINERS AND COMPONENTS; LIQUID AND SOLID RADIOACTIVE SOURCES OF UNKNOWN COMPOSITION.

Dimensions

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

Length
14.0 cm
Width
N/A
Height
N/A
Thickness
N/A
Weight
N/A
Diameter
1.7 cm
Volume
N/A

Lexicon

Group
Physics
Category
Atomic & nuclear
Sub-Category
N/A

Manufacturer

AKA
Unknown
Country
Unknown
State/Province
Unknown
City
Unknown

Context

Country
Canada
State/Province
Quebec
Period
THESE SOURCES USED MID-1960S- 1970S.
Canada
USED IN MONTREAL, PQ MEDICAL PRACTICE OF DR. ROGER GHYS TO REGULATE RADIATION DOSES TO BE GIVEN TO HIS PATIENTS AND AS STANDARDS FOR MEASURING RADIOACTIVITY IN NUCLEAR MEDICINE PROCEDURES. IN CANADA RESEARCH ON TREATMENT OF CANCER USING RADIATION HAS BEEN A PRIMARY FUNCTION OF ATOMIC ENERGY OF CANADA LTD. (AECL) AND THEY NOW SUPPLY A LARGE PORTION OF THE WORLD'S RADIATION SAMPLES FOR THIS PURPOSE. (REF. 1)
Function
USED TO CALIBRATE EQUIPMENT.
Technical
ESSENTIAL PART OF PROCESS TO MEASURE AND CONTROL THE USE OF MICRORADIATION SOURCES FOR BRACHYTHERAPY TREATMENT OF MALIGNANT AND BENIGN TUMOURS.
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
Synthetic tube has metal fittings and closures: radioactive source material contained in uppermost chamber. " 0.2r TYPE 37/484/ 00 nr. 186 " incised on cylinder.
Missing
From CA of 02/26/2002 by Matthew Bruce: No - appears complete
Finish
Unknown
Decoration
N/A

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