Parts of 20 MeV betatron for producing therapeutic x-rays

Made:
1955 in Manchester and Lancashire
maker:
Metropolitan-Vickers Electrical Company Limited

Parts of 20 MeV betatron for producing therapeutic x-rays, comprising 5 items, by Metropolitan Vickers Ltd., Manchester, England, 1955.

Details

Category:
X-rays
Object Number:
1968-744
type:
parts
credit:
Christie Hospital & Holt Radium Institute

Parts

Three Magnetic Poles Pieces from 20 MeV Betatron for X-ray Therapy

Three Magnetic Poles Pieces from 20 MeV Betatron for X-ray Therapy

Three magnetic poles pieces from 20 MeV betatron for x-ray therapy, by Metropolitan Vickers Ltd., Manchester, England, 1955.

Measurements:
overall; pallet: 190 mm x 120 mm x 110 mm,
Materials:
metal (unknown) and wood (unidentified)
Object Number:
1968-744 Pt1
type:
poles
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Two coils from 20 MeV betatron for x-ray therapy

Two coils from 20 MeV betatron for x-ray therapy

Two coils from 20 MeV betatron for x-ray therapy, by Metropolitan Vickers Ltd., Manchester, England, 1955.

Measurements:
overall: 490 mm x 1000 mm x 1000 mm,
Object Number:
1968-744 Pt2
type:
coil
Six electron guns

Six electron guns

Six electron guns, in case, from 20 MeV betatron for x-ray therapy, by Metropolitan Vickers Ltd., Manchester, England, 1955.

Measurements:
overall: 360 mm x 515 mm x 170 mm,
Object Number:
1968-744 Pt3
type:
electron gun
Small parts from 20 MeV betatron for x-ray therapy

Small parts from 20 MeV betatron for x-ray therapy

Small parts from 20 MeV betatron for x-ray therapy, by Metropolitan Vickers Ltd., Manchester, England, 1955.

Measurements:
overall: 200 mm x 350 mm x 370 mm,
Object Number:
1968-744 Pt4
type:
parts
Six toroids from 20 MeV betatron for x-ray therapy

Six toroids from 20 MeV betatron for x-ray therapy

Six toroids from 20 MeV betatron for x-ray therapy, by Metropolitan Vickers Ltd., Manchester, England, 1955.

Measurements:
Each: 100 mm 750 mm,
Object Number:
1968-744 Pt5
type:
toroid

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