Argus EPIC gamma camera

Made:
1997

Argus EPIC gamma camera, made by ADAC Laboratories c.1997, used for radiopharmaceutical diagnostic imaging at the Hillingdon Hospital until 2015. It was the longest serving single headed ADAC gamma camera in England, and consists of a gamma radiation detector and gantry to support and reposition it in radial and longitudinal directions, a cantilevered patient table, a collimator storage rack, and computer display and control panel.

Details

Category:
Radiomedicine
Object Number:
2016-421
type:
gamma camera
credit:
Nuclear Medicine Department, The Hillingdon Hospital

Parts

Argus EPIC Gamma Camera

Argus EPIC Gamma Camera

Argus gamma radiation detector, made by ADAC Laboratories c.1997.

Measurements:
overall: 480 mm x 950 mm x 1380 mm, 470 kg
Object Number:
2016-421/2
type:
radiation detector
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Argus EPIC Gamma Camera

Argus EPIC Gamma Camera

Argus gamma camera gantry for positioning detector in circular, radial and longitudinal directions, made by ADAC Laboratories c.1997.

Measurements:
overall: 1720 mm x 1000 mm x 1200 mm, 1277 kg
Object Number:
2016-421/3
type:
gantry
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Argus EPIC Gamma Camera

Argus EPIC Gamma Camera

Cantilvered patient table for Argus EPIC gamma camera, made by ADAC Laboratories c.1997.

Measurements:
overall: 830 mm x 1000 mm x 2360 mm,
Object Number:
2016-421/4
type:
table
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Argus EPIC Gamma Camera

Argus EPIC Gamma Camera

Fixed base collimator storage unit for Argus EPIC gamma camera, made by ADAC Laboratories c.1997.

Measurements:
overall: 1380 mm x 660 mm x 800 mm,
Object Number:
2016-421/6
type:
storage unit
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Argus EPIC Gamma Camera

Argus EPIC Gamma Camera

Collimator storage unit trolley for Argus EPIC gamma camera, made by ADAC Laboratories c.1997.

Measurements:
overall: 1470 mm x 660 mm x 1270 mm,
Object Number:
2016-421/7
type:
trolley
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Argus EPIC Gamma Camera

Argus EPIC Gamma Camera

Keyboard and monitor trolley known as the 'acquisition terminal' for Argus EPIC gamma camera, made by ADAC Laboratories c.1997.

Measurements:
overall: 1100 mm x 840 mm x 700 mm,
Object Number:
2016-421/8
type:
trolley
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Argus EPIC Gamma Camera

Argus EPIC Gamma Camera

Computer server ADAC's Sunbased Pegasys Image Processing System, for Argus EPIC gamma camera, made by ADAC Laboratories c.1997.

Measurements:
overall: 1460 mm x 500 mm x 780 mm,
Object Number:
2016-421/9
type:
server
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Argus EPIC Gamma Camera

Argus EPIC Gamma Camera

Computer monitor for Pegasys Image Processing System and two accompanying cables, for Argus EPIC gamma camera, made by ADAC Laboratories c.1997.

Measurements:
overall: 430 mm x 420 mm x 460 mm,
Object Number:
2016-421/10
type:
computer monitor
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Argus EPIC Gamma Camera

Argus EPIC Gamma Camera

ADAC Keyboard part of 'acquisition terminal', for Argus EPIC gamma camera, made by ADAC Laboratories c.1997.

Measurements:
overall: 50 mm x 500 mm x 220 mm, 1.5 kg
Object Number:
2016-421/11
type:
keyboard
Argus EPIC Gamma Camera

Argus EPIC Gamma Camera

Computer keyboard for Pegasys Imaging System, for Argus EPIC gamma camera, made by ADAC Laboratories c.1997.

Measurements:
overall: 70 mm x 500 mm x 200 mm, 1.5 kg
Object Number:
2016-421/12
type:
keyboard
Argus EPIC Gamma Camera

Argus EPIC Gamma Camera

Gantry and detector hand held controller, for Argus EPIC gamma camera, made by ADAC Laboratories c.1997.

Measurements:
overall: 40 mm x 90 mm x 230 mm, .5 kg
Object Number:
2016-421/13
type:
controller
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Argus EPIC Gamma Camera

Argus EPIC Gamma Camera

Associated parts, for Argus EPIC gamma camera, made by ADAC Laboratories c.1997.

Measurements:
overall: 170 mm x 450 mm x 400 mm, 2.5 kg
Object Number:
2016-421/14
type:
cameras
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Argus EPIC gamma camera

Argus EPIC gamma camera

Manuals: Operators manual, Service Manual, Pasy Euro Custom Pegasys manual, Pegasys X service manual, Pegasys Euro custom menu, Software Diagnostics manual, Universal patient table manual, Mechanical replacement procedure manual, Gantry Overview manual, calibration procedure manual, Electronics overview manual, DICOM user's manual for importing medical images, mechanical and electrical cable reference drawings manual, for Argus EPIC gamma camera, made by ADAC Laboratories c.1997.

Measurements:
overall: 120 mm x 540 mm x 340 mm,
Object Number:
2016-421/15
type:
manual
Argus EPIC Gamma Camera

Argus EPIC Gamma Camera

Computer Mouse, for Argus EPIC gamma camera, made by ADAC Laboratories c.1997.

Measurements:
overall: 50 mm x 50 mm x 120 mm, .5 kg
Object Number:
2016-421/16
type:
computer mouse
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Argus EPIC gamma camera

Argus EPIC gamma camera

Floppy discs, for Argus EPIC gamma camera, made by ADAC Laboratories c.1997.

Measurements:
overall: 70 mm x 175 mm x 130 mm,
Object Number:
2016-421/17
type:
computer disc
Argus EPIC gamma camera

Argus EPIC gamma camera

DICOM version 4.2 medical imaging computer software disc, for Argus EPIC gamma camera, made by ADAC Laboratories c.1997.

Measurements:
overall: 3 mm x 225 mm x 175 mm,
Object Number:
2016-421/18
type:
software disc
Argus EPIC gamma camera

Argus EPIC gamma camera

ADAC Pegasys Gates Spect Instruction VHS, for Argus EPIC gamma camera, made by ADAC Laboratories c.1997.

Measurements:
overall: 107 mm x 192 mm x 30 mm,
Object Number:
2016-421/19
type:
video tape
Casings for Argus EPIC Gamma Camera

Casings for Argus EPIC Gamma Camera

Two casings for the arms of the Argus gamma radiation detector, made by ADAC Laboratories c.1997.

Measurements:
overall: 170 mm x 200 mm x 640 mm, .5 kg
Object Number:
2016-421/20
type:
casings
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Casings for Argus EPIC Gamma Camera

Casings for Argus EPIC Gamma Camera

Two casings for the feet of the Argus gamma camera gantry, made by ADAC Laboratories c.1997.

Measurements:
overall: 170 mm x 200 mm x 640 mm, .5 kg
Object Number:
2016-421/21
type:
casings
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum