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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

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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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