Holder, x-ray film

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1997.0275.005

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 5
Total Parts: 7
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Unknown

Dimensions

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Lexicon

Group: Medical Technology
Category: Radiology
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Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Quebec
Period: COPYRIGHTED AND MANUFACTURED FROM 1975
Canada: EXAMPLE OF X-RAY EQUIPMENT USED IN MONTREAL
Function: USED TO HOLD AN X-RAY FILM AND INTENSIFYING SCREEN WHEN TAKING AN X-RAY PHOTOGRAPH
Technical: ALLOWED FOR THE USE OF A LOWER DOSAGE OF X-RAYS WITH NO SACRIFICE IN DIAGNOSTIC QUALITY [REF 1]. THE EMULSION OF THE FILM AT THIS TIME WAS NOT THATEFFICIENT SO THE CLOSER THE FILM WAS TO THE OBJECT THE BETTER THE RESULTS.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1 PRINTED ON BAG TOP: 'E-Z-EM's VAC-U-PAC/ E-Z-EM COMPANY INC./ WESTBURY, N.Y. 11530/ IMPORTANT: Insert film/screen gently. Place/ film/screen sandwich next to valve stem before/ drawing vacuum/ 8x10 in./ [?] TUBE SIDE'/.2 &.3 NO MARKINGS/.4 &.5 LABEL: 'For placement on back side/ of Polyethylene insert./ When vacuum is pulled,/ label outline will show/ through cassette.'/.6 LABEL ON PKG: 'DU PONT CRONEX/ Lo-dose mammography/ INTENSIFYING SCREEN/ E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS & CO. (INC.) PHOTO PRODUCTS DEPT. WILMINGTON, DE 19898'/ STAMPED: '8 X 10 IN./ (20.3 X 25.4 cm.)'/ LABEL ON SCREEN: 'DUPONT CRONEX MAMMO UH/ Lo-dose mammography/ INTENSIFYING SCREEN/ CLEAN ONLY WITH CRONEX/ SCREEN CLEANING SOLUTIONS/ REV 9-73'
Missing: VACUUM PUMP; FOOT SWITCH; VACUUM LINE WITH VALVE; PLASTIC HOLDER FOR LINE; X-RAY WIPES [REF 1]
Finish: .1 -.3 BLACK;.4 -.5 BLUE;.6 WHITE
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Holder, x-ray film, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1997.0275, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1997.0275.005/

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