General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

7

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

.1 VINYL;.2 &.3 CARDSTOCK, FILM;.4 &.5 VINYL, CARDSTOCK;.6 CARDSTOCK & PAPER

Dimensions

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

Length

27.5 cm

Width

23.0 cm

Height

2.0 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

E Z EM

Country

United States of America

State/Province

New York

City

Westbury

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