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