Source, radioactive

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OBJECT TYPE: MICRO/ENCAPSULATED
DATE: 1970
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1997.0794.006

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 6
Total Parts: 6
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: SYNTHETIC AND METAL MATERIALS.

Dimensions

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

Length: 3.3 cm
Width: N/A
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: 1.3 cm
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Medical Technology
Category: Radiology
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

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

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Quebec
Period: THESE TYPES OF SOURCES USED BY DONOR FROM MID-1960S TO 1970S.
Canada: Unknown
Function: TO DELIVER A MEASURED RADIATION DOSE DIRECTLY TO A TUMOUR.
Technical: EXAMPLES OF SMALL ENCAPSULATED RADIOACTIVE SOURCES WHICH COULD BE IMPLANTED IN OR BESIDE A TUMOUR TO DELIVER A MEASURED DOSE OF RADIATION. THIS THERAPY IS CALLED"BRACHYTHERAPY". IMPLANTED SOURCES PROVIDE AN ALTERNATIVE TO RADIATION TREATMENT USING COBALT OR SIMILAR DEVICES PROVIDING EXPOSURE USING EXTERNAL BEAMS. (REF. 1) SOME OF THESE SOURCES MAY HAVE REQUIRED 'EXPOSURE' TO RADIATION, IN ORDER TO BE EFFECTIVE.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: NONE
Missing: From CA of 02/26/2002 by Matthew Bruce: No - appears complete
Finish: CLEAR SYNTHETIC CONTAINER; METAL SOURCE MATERIAL
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Source, radioactive, before 1970, Artifact no. 1997.0794, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1997.0794.006/

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