Photomultipler tubes and counters

Maker
EMI Electronics
Date
1970s-1980s
Description
Still in plastic bag with guarantee. Used in a gama camera for imaging. These were used in a group arranged like a honeycomb, to map out where the tumours were. It had a photo-sensitive layer which would trace radioactive material. The smaller they became the more advanced they were at detecting radioactive areas and tumours.
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Object detail

Medium
glass
Measurements
19 x 13 cm
Accession Number
MHM2017.113
Credit line
Gift of Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, 2017

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