Detector housing

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1980
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1997.0806.001

MANUFACTURER: Intertech Inc.
MODEL: 641020
LOCATION: United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 6
AKA: Tube housing
Patents: N/A
General Description: METALS, INCLUDING LEAD; ELECTRICAL CORD MAY BE RUBBER COVERED.

Dimensions

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

Length: 10.7 cm
Width: 10.2 cm
Height: 24.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: Intertech
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Quebec
Period: USED DURING 1960S- MID 1970S IN MEDICAL PRACTICE OF DONOR.
Canada: USED IN MONTREAL, PQ MEDICAL PRACTICE OF DR. ROGER GHYS.
Function: USED TO SUPPORT, CONTAIN AND PROTECT PHOTOMULTIPLIER TUBE BASE USED IN DETECTION OF RADIATION LEVELS.
Technical: EXAMPLE OF SPECIALIZED DETECTOR HOUSING USED IN NUCLEAR MEDICINE.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Mfr's decal on casing reads "PICKERNUCLEAR/ MODEL 641020/ MADE IN U.S.A. BY INTERTECH, INC." Yellow dymo tape label applied to casing side reads "R-159".
Missing: UNKNOWN. From CA of 11/27/2001 by Matthew Bruce: No - appears complete
Finish: GREEN WRINKLE-TEXTURED ENAMELLED FINISH; BRUSHED SILVER METAL PLATES ON FRONT AND BACK
Decoration: N/A

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Intertech Inc., Detector housing, before 1980, Artifact no. 1997.0806, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1997.0806.001/

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