Renseignements généraux

Nº de série

S/O

Nº de partie

1

Nombre total de parties

2

Ou

backboard

Brevets

S/O

Description générale

metal and synthetic materials

Dimensions

Remarque : Cette information reflète la taille générale pour l’entreposage et ne représente pas nécessairement les véritables dimensions de l’objet.

Longueur

182,0 cm

Largeur

60,0 cm

Hauteur

95,0 cm

Épaisseur

S/O

Poids

S/O

Diamètre

S/O

Volume

S/O

Lexique

Groupe

Technologie médicale

Catégorie

Radiologie

Sous-catégorie

S/O

Fabricant

Ou

Picker

Pays

Inconnu

État/province

Inconnu

Ville

Inconnu

Contexte

Pays

Canada

État/province

Saskatchewan

Période

Possibly used c. 1962+; not used after 2005.

Canada

Weyburn Mental Hospital in Weyburn, SK opened its doors in 1921 and closed (as the Souris Valley Hospital) in 2005. From the 1940s to 1971 it took part in controversial treatments for mental illness including lobotomy and electro shock therapy. It was also famous for its pioneering experiments with LSD in the 1950s and 60s. Dr. Humphrey Osmond, who coined the term "psychedelic" performed several experiments with patients and university students. In its heyday, the Weyburn was a well-equipped, self-sufficient health facility. Some complained that it was even better equipped than the local hospital. This x-ray machine [system component] would have been the workhorse for the institution. It was still in use after the building shut down a few years ago. It does not have direct ties to the more controversial history at Weyburn, but in colour and design, mirrored the institutional interior of Weyburn. Much of the old equipment and supplies went to developing countries when the shut-down occurred and some went to the University of Regina theatrical department. [Ref. 1]

Fonction

Inconnu

Technique

Durable x-ray, fluoroscopic machine [component] used for many purposes. It was part of a new generation of fluoroscopic technology following the invention of image intensifiers in 1953. With those photomultiplier tubes, ordinary movie cameras could capture the moving pictures of fluoroscopic images. Contrast agents such as barium would have been used to see bodily processes in real time. [Ref.1]

Notes sur la région

Inconnu

Détails

Marques

"PICKER" printed in black on silver metal plate fixed to unit front. Indicator lights labelled "CTM", "RANGE", "HI", "LO", "BUCKY" and "RANGE". "SUPER-SPEED/ Recipromatic" printed on decal applied to cassette holder frame. Metal plate on cassette holder housing reads "[logo]/ LIEBEL-FLARSHEIM/ SYBRION CORPORATION/ MODEL 102/ MANUFAC-/TURED/ JANUARY 1977/ POTTER BUCKY DIAPHRAGM/ MFG. UNDER ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING PATENTS/ 2,591,536 2,689,916 2,733,352 OTHER PATENTS PENDING./ 120 V. 60 Hz. 1 AMPS. X-RAY CIRCUIT 5 AMPS./ SERIAL/ NO./ 29817/ LIEBEL- FLARSHEIM COMPANY/ DIVISION OF SYBRION CORPORATION/ CINCINNATI, OHIO 45219 U.S.A."

Manque

Casing panel, screws and other minor fittings.

Fini

Predominantly metal unit has pale green enamel finish on most exterior surfaces; silver metal trim and fittings; black synthetic knob on handwheel; bright green synthetic indicator lights on control panel; off-white arborite screen bears black fiducial marks; cassette bed receptacle is black metal; grey synthetic covering on electrical cables.

Décoration

S/O