Vacuum tube
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- OBJECT TYPE
- COOLIDGE TUBE
- DATE
- 1919
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1972.0031.001
- MANUFACTURER
- General Electric
- MODEL
- R24083A
- LOCATION
- Unknown
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General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Glass/ metal/ synthetic
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 48.2 cm
- Width
- 10.2 cm
- Height
- N/A
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Medical Technology
- Category
- Radiology
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- General Electric
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
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Used to produce High-voltage electrons to create energy beams of very short wavelengths called X-Rays. - Function
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Used to produce High-voltage electrons to create energy beams of very short wavelengths called X-Rays. - Technical
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Type Example of an X-ray Tube. Coolidge tube did not immediately replace cold cathode tubes - the latter continued to be manufactured into the 1920s and saw routine use into the 1930s. In fact, there were instances of cold cathode tubes being employed in radiology as late as the 1960s. - Area Notes
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Unknown
Details
- Markings
- N/A
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- Unknown
- Decoration
- N/A
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