Watson-Odelca x-ray set for mass miniature radiography, Europe, 1960-1961

Radiomedicine

1960-1961

Watson-Odelca photo-fluorographic x-ray set for mass miniature radiography (100mm images), by Watson and Sons (Electro-Medical), London, England, and N.V. Optische Industrie (De Oude Delft), specialist makers of X-ray equipment and optical technology, Delft, South Holland, Netherlands, used at Ilford Chest Clinic, London, England, where patients diagnosed with tuberculosis could be treated, 1960-1961

3D printed model of a healthy fetal brain at 33 weeks gestation

Radiomedicine

2012-2018

3D printed model of a healthy fetal brain at 33 weeks gestation made by the Centre for Advanced Additive Manufacturing (AdAM) at the University of Sheffield

X-ray plates

Radiomedicine

1914-1918

Box of X-ray plates.

Supersonic flaw detector

Radiomedicine

Supersonic flaw detector, MK 2B serial no.45321, made by Henry Hughes and Son Ltd. consisting of two parts. (1) control unit, (2) tube unit

'Data General' computer console for EMI brain scanner

Radiomedicine

1970-1971

'Data General' computer console for EMI CT brain scanner, installed at the Atkinson Morley's Hospital, Wimbledon in 1971 (the first used clinically), by EMI, Hayes, Middlesex, 1970-1971.

'Jedi' helmet, used with Cryogenic Magnetic Resonance Imaging Machine

Radiomedicine

1980

One of five 'Jedi helmets,' silver inner helmet, used with Cryogenic Magnetic Resonance Imaging Machine and associated computing equipment by Data General, United States,1980.

Batman mask for child undergoing radiotherapy

Radiomedicine

2018

Thermoplastic mesh mask made for a child used to hold their head in a fixed position during radiotherapy treatment, decorated with the imagery of Batman, made at Leeds Children Hospital and decorated by Lobke Marsden, United Kingdom, 2018

'Pedoscope' shoe-fitting X-ray viewer

Radiomedicine

1948-1953

Pedoscope, by the Pedoscope Company Limited, St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England, 1948-1953

Couch unit for EMI brain scanner

Radiomedicine

1970-1971

Couch Unit for EMI CT brain scanner, installed at the Atkinson Morley's Hospital, Wimbledon in 1971 (the first used clinically), by EMI, Hayes, Middlesex, 1970-1971.

Prototype 90 channel MRI cap

Radiomedicine

2009-2010

Prototype 90 channel MRI cap, developed by Graham Wiggins & Lawrence Wald, Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital, c.2009. For Magnetic Resonance Imaging.

3D printed model of a healthy fetal brain at 29 weeks gestation

Radiomedicine

2012-2018

3D printed model of a healthy fetal brain at 29 weeks gestation made by the Centre for Advanced Additive Manufacturing (AdAM) at the University of Sheffield

Model of a mobile mass miniature x-ray unit

Radiomedicine

1945-1965

Model of a mobile mass miniature x-ray unit, showing equipment, operators and patients, English, ca. 1955 (?).

X-ray film holder, Europe, 1910-1925

Radiomedicine

1910-1925

X-ray Film holder.

3D printed model of a healthy fetal brain at 35 weeks gestation

Radiomedicine

2012-2018

3D printed model of a healthy fetal brain at 35 weeks gestation made by the Centre for Advanced Additive Manufacturing (AdAM) at the University of Sheffield

Radium teletherapy apparatus, the radium 'bomb'

Radiomedicine

1925-1930

One gramme radium teletherapy apparatus, wheeled (the fourth Westminster Hospital "bomb"), probably made by E. Rock Carling at the Hospital, London, c.1930.

Radiation protection gloves

Radiomedicine

1920-1958

Pair of lead gloves, for use as protective for X-ray technician, 1920 to 1958

Zenith X-ray tube and shield

Radiomedicine

1901-1913

Zenith X-ray tube and shield, used by Lord Haden-Guest by A.E. Dean and Company Limited, Waddon, Croydon, London, England, 1901-1913.

Portable fluoroscope, Europe, 1912-1922

Radiomedicine

1912-1922

Portable fluoroscope, by Pattersons X-ray screens, circa 1917

Radiation dose calculator

Radiomedicine

1955-1975

Blackwell Radiation Treatment Time Calculator for use with Theratron model B cobalt 60 radiotherapy machine, used to assess appropriate length of patient exposure to radiation during cancer therapy treatment, made by Abbot Brown, Beaminster, United Kingdom, 1955-75.

Mallard MRI body scanner, Aberdeen, Scotland, 1983

Radiomedicine

1983

Mallard system Magnetic Resonance Imager (MRI) body scanner by M&D Technology, Aberdeen, installed at St Bartholomew's Hospital in 1983 and 1994-492 used clinically until 1993. One of three commercially-produced second-generation MRI machines manufactured by this company in Britain.

Radiation protection apron

Radiomedicine

1920-1958

Lead apron, for use as protection for X-ray technician, 1920 to 1958

Pohl Omniskop X-ray apparatus, Kiel, Germany, 1925-1935

Radiomedicine

1925-1935

Main component of Pohl Omniskop X-ray apparatus, c.1925-1935 , used by Dr. Rachwalsky until 1962, German

3D printed model of a healthy fetal brain at 20 weeks gestation

Radiomedicine

2012-2018

3D printed model of a healthy fetal brain at 20 weeks gestation made by the Centre for Advanced Additive Manufacturing (Adam) at the University of Sheffield

3D printed model of a healthy fetal brain at 26 weeks gestation

Radiomedicine

2012-2018

3D printed model of a healthy fetal brain at 26 weeks gestation made by the Centre for Advanced Additive Manufacturing (AdAM) at the University of Sheffield

Magnetic field detectors from the first commercial magnetocephalography scanner (MEG).

Radiomedicine

1990s

Superconducting SQUID sensor element assembly, made by Neuromag Limited, Helsinki, Finland, late 1990’s. (see note)

Mercury interruptors for German military portable X-ray apparatus

Radiomedicine

1914-1918

Mercury interruptors for German military portable X-ray apparatus, 1914-1918

Magnetic field detectors from the first commercial magnetocephalography scanner (MEG).

Radiomedicine

1990s

SQUID pickup coil chip for capturing the brain's magnetic fields, made by Neuromag Limited, Helsinki, Finland, late 1990’s. (see note)

'Jedi' helmet, used with Cryogenic Magnetic Resonance Imaging Machine

Radiomedicine

1980

One of five 'Jedi helmets' used with Cryogenic Magnetic Resonance Imaging Machine and associated computing equipment by Data General, United States, 1980. This one does not have an inner plastic shell.

Dr Leonard Levy’s Pastilles Radiometer

Radiomedicine

Dr Leonard Levy’s Pastilles Radiometer for measurement of dosage/exposure.

Gamma Photon Detector

Radiomedicine

1986-1997

Fully assembled gamma photon detector by Scanditronix and by Hamamatsu of Japan, 1986-97.

Lead-lined Radioactive Material Container

Radiomedicine

1970-1990

Lead-lined container for transporting radioactive material, unsigned, United Kingdom, 1970-1990

'Jedi' helmet, used with Cryogenic Magnetic Resonance Imaging Machine

Radiomedicine

1980

One of five 'Jedi helmets' used with Cryogenic Magnetic Resonance Imaging Machine and associated computing equipment by Data General, United States, 1980. Identifiable by crack in plastic running between first and second (of three) holes at forehead.

Thermoplastic radiotherapy mask

Radiomedicine

2017

Thermoplastic mesh mask used to hold Roger Pebody’s head in a fixed position during radiotherapy treatment for throat cancer at Guy’s Hospital, London, UK, 2017

Gamma Photon Detector

Radiomedicine

1995-2000

Gamma photon detector, wedge-shaped component, by Scanditronix, United Kingdom, 1995-2000. Part of medical detection equipment.

Photo multipler tube

Radiomedicine

1992

Photo multipler tube with light resistant cover, by Scanditronix and by Hamamatsu of Japan, 1992.

Block of Scintillator Crystals

Radiomedicine

1997-2000

Block of 12 cemented scintillator crystals by Scanditronix, United Kingdom, 1997-2000.

'Jedi' helmet, used with Cryogenic Magnetic Resonance Imaging Machine

Radiomedicine

1980

One of five 'Jedi helmets' used with Cryogenic Magnetic Resonance Imaging Machine and associated computing equipment by Data General, United States, 1980. This one is infant-sized.

Eleven replacement bulbs for safety monitor for use with mass miniature radiography set, Europe, 1960-1961

Radiomedicine

1960-1961

Box with eleven replacement bulbs for safety monitor, used with Watson-Odelca mass miniature x-ray set, made by Watson and Sons (Electro-Medical), London, England, and N.V. Optische Industrie (De Oude Delft), specialist makers of X-ray equipment and optical technology, Delft, South Holland, Netherlands, used at Ilford Chest Clinic, London, England, where patients diagnosed with tuberculosis could be treated, 1960-1961

Glass x-ray plate taken at Shepherd’s Bush Military Orthopaedic Hospital

Radiomedicine

1919

One glass x-ray plate (of two), in cardboard box, showing the lower leg bones of a patient under the treatment of pioneering orthopaedic surgeon, Sir Robert Jones, almost certainly taken at The Shepherd's Bush Military Orthopaedic Hospital, April 1919.

Technetium Generator with clear cover, England, 1993

Radiomedicine

1993

Amertech II technetium generator, with clear plastic exterior to allow visualisation of all working parts. model. Made in 1993 by Amersham International Plc.

MRI scanner built in a double decker bus

Radiomedicine

1991

MR (Magnetic Resonance) mobile machine - built into a 1983 modified double deck motorway coach (a MCW Metroliner) as fully working, low cost mobile clinical and research machine, which has been used to pioneer many techniques, funded by CORDA heart research charity and developed at the Royal Brompton Hospital, London, 1991. Registration number B232 XEU.

Photograph showing an early method for testing x-rays, Europe

Radiomedicine

1950-1920

Photograph of an early method of testing the output of X-rays by observing the appearance of a hand through a fluoroscope

Potash regulated X-ray tube, England, 1897-1907

Radiomedicine

1897-1907

Potash regulated X-ray tube, c.1897

Jackson type X-ray tube, United Kingdom, 1896

Radiomedicine

1896

Jackson Focus X-ray tube

Case for teaching set of 3D printed models of fetal brains

Radiomedicine

Unknown

Case to transport teaching set of 3D printed models of fetal brains, with paper manual titled 'An introduction to 3D MR imaging of the fetal brain', made by the Centre for Advanced Additive Manufacturing (AdAM) at the University of Sheffield, 2012-2018

Photograph of a radiograph of hand taken by Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen, Germany, 1895

Radiomedicine

1895

Photograph of a radiograph of a hand, covered with glass, taken by Roentgen, Wurzburg, Germany, 1895

Double focus X-ray tube

Radiomedicine

1896

Double focus X-ray tube, 1896.

Set of 16 prototype electrodes for applied potential tomography (APT) body imaging, 1987.

Radiomedicine

1987

Set of 16 electrodes for APT (Applied Potential Tomography) body imaging, connected to wires terminating in two D-plugs, unsigned, English, 1987. Mounted in glass jar on artificial plastic fruit, with hypodermic syringe (needle inserted).

Protective apron, Europe, 1951-1970

Radiomedicine

1951-1970

Lead-rubber protective apron, no maker marked, 1951-1970

Photograph of an X-ray of Prince George's right hand, Merseyside, England, 1932

Radiomedicine

1932

Photographic print of an X-ray of the right hand of HRH Prince George, taken in June 1932 at the Merseyside Hospitals Exhibition, St George's Hall, Liverpool, mounted and framed under glass, with written label, c.1932-1935