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OBJECT TYPE: HIGH VOLTAGE
DATE: 1975–1976
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1988.1327.001

MANUFACTURER: PANTAK (EMI) LTD.
MODEL: 140 C.P. 6X
LOCATION: Windsor, England

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General Information

Serial #: 422
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: PREDOMINANTLY METAL; METAL & SYNTHETIC COMPONENT PARTS.

Dimensions

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

Length: 78.0 cm
Width: 76.0 cm
Height: 78.3 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: EMI
Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
City: Windsor

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Quebec
Period: THIS PARTICULAR TYPE OF UNIT USED C. 1975- 1976 +. THIS UNIT PROBABLY USED C. 1976- 1985.
Canada: COMPONENT OF CT SCANNER USED AT MONTREAL NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE, THE FIRST HOSPITAL IN CANADA TO INSTALL SUCH A DEVICE (EMI MK 1). IN 1985 MNI INSTALLED A HIGH-FIELD MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGER/SPECTROMETER ( MRI ), THE FIRST IN CANADA. MNI HAS BEEN A PIONEER IN IMAGING TECHNOLOGY & RADIOSURGERY IN CANADA. (REF. 2, P. 373 )
Function: TO PRODUCE HIGH VOLTAGE DC SUPPLY, IN THIS CASE FOR X-RAY TUBE IN CT SCANNER.
Technical: 1ST COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY IMAGE WAS PRODUCED BY G. HOUNSFIELD OF EMI IN ENGLAND IN 1967/ HOUNSFIELD & A.M. CORMICK WON THE NOBEL PRIZE IN MEDICINE IN 1980 FOR DEVELOPING COMPUTERIZED AXIAL TOMOGRAPHY (CAT) SCAN.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: All controls, connections, etc. labelled, including " DIODE " & " ANODE " ports. Mfr's plate on front left port reads: " PANTAK (EMI) LTD/ WINDSOR, BERKS/ MODEL 140 c.p. Mk. 6X/ SERIAL NO. 422/ DATE JANUARY 26, 1976/ MADE IN ENGLAND ". Decal on front right port damaged; reads: " [COM] PLIES WITH D.H.E.W. RADIATION / [PER] FORMANCE STANDARDS/ [---]CFR, SUB CHAPTER J/ [DAT]E OF MANUFACTURE:- / 20 APRIL, 1976". Plate on panel on unit top [ below cover ] reads: " 140 Kv. GEN. No. 422/ LOAD CALIBRATION/ PRI VOLTS Kv mA/ 440 P/P 100 40/ 510 120 33/ 590 140 28/ 460 120 NL ".
Missing: UNKNOWN
Finish: BUFF COLOURED ENAMEL FINISH ON METAL CABINET; CW REMOVABLE COVER.
Decoration: N/A

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PANTAK (EMI) LTD., Generator, between 1975–1976, Artifact no. 1988.1327, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1988.1327.001/

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