Dosimeter
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- OBJECT TYPE
- MICRO
- DATE
- 1960–1980
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1997.0797.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Edgerton Germeshausen & Grier Inc.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Goleta, California, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 7-83
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 2
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- SYNTHETIC TRAY AND CASE; PAPER LABEL; GLASS MICRODOSIMETERS
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 7.2 cm
- Width
- 5.0 cm
- Height
- 1.1 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
- Edgerton
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- California
- City
- Goleta
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Quebec
- Period
- THESE MICRODOSIMETERS PRESUMABLY USED MID-1960S TO 1970S.
- Canada
-
USED IN MONTREAL, PQ CLINIC OF DR. ROGER GHYS. - Function
-
TO DETECT THE AMOUNT OF RADIATION PRESENT AT A SPECIFIC SITE IN THE BODY. - Technical
-
USED WITH SMALL RADIOACTIVE SOURCES IN THE TREATMENT OF BREAST CANCER. MICRODOSIMETER PLACED (IE. IMPLANTED) NEAR THE TUMOUR TO DETECT THE TOTAL RADIATION RECEIVED FROM THE TIME OF IMPLANTATION OF SOURCES TO THE TIME OF THEIR EXTRACTION. THIS INFORMATION USED TO DETERMINE TREATMENT DURATION, ETC. (REF. 1) - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- .1 " [logo] EG&G/ MICRODOSIMETERS " appears in raised print on tray; each receptacle for individual dosimeter numbered "1" to "50"/.2 case bears label reading " EG&G/ DOSIMETER/ SERIAL NO. 7-83/ RANGE/ TL-29 nL.F u/ EDGERTON GERMESHAUSEN & GRIER, INC./ BOX 98, GOLETA, CALIFORNIA/ 50 ea. ". " Bgd./ 15-20 " handwritten on masking tape label in upper right corner of case lid.
- Missing
- UNKNOWN From CA of 02/26/2002 by Matthew Bruce: No - contains 29 microdosimeters, as previously recorded
- Finish
- .1 RED-BROWN MOLDED SYNTHETIC TRAY; CLEAR GLASSMICRODOSIMETERS HOUSE WHITE STRIP/.2 BLACK SYNTHETIC CASE HAS OFF-WHITE LABEL
- Decoration
- N/A
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Edgerton Germeshausen & Grier Inc., Dosimeter, circa 1960–1980, Artifact no. 1997.0797, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1997.0797.001/
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