Portable x-ray set

Made:
c.1965
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Portable x-ray set, consisting of two suitcases one containing the operating control box, and the other an oil filled x-ray tube-head, made by Rank Hilger, 1960s. The machine was used by John Fitzpatrick Superintendent Radiographer, at the Peace Memorial Hospital and later at the Watford General Hospital from 1978 to the early 1990s. A metal cone is also included to help focus the beam of x-rays.

Details

Category:
Radiomedicine
Object Number:
2016-484
type:
x-ray
credit:
Gift of Watford General Hospital

Parts

Operating Control Box from a Portable X-Ray Set

Operating Control Box from a Portable X-Ray Set

Suitcase containing the operating control box from a portable x-ray set, made by Rank Hilger, 1960s. The machine was used by John Fitzpatrick Superintendent Radiographer, at the Peace Memorial Hospital and later at the Watford General Hospital from 1978 to the early 1990s.

Measurements:
overall: 16.6 kg
Object Number:
2016-484/1
type:
x-ray accessory
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The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Oil Filled X-Ray Tube-Head from a Portable X-Ray Set

Oil Filled X-Ray Tube-Head from a Portable X-Ray Set

Suitcase containing an oil filled x-ray tube-head from a portable x-ray set, made by Rank Hilger, 1960s. The machine was used by John Fitzpatrick Superintendent Radiographer, at the Peace Memorial Hospital and later at the Watford General Hospital from 1978 to the early 1990s. A metal cone is also included to help focus the beam of x-rays.

Measurements:
overall: 18.4 kg
Object Number:
2016-484/2
type:
x-ray tube
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum