Brass screen, which consists of a small radium container with a removable lid; the brass screen (a) is hollow and cylindrical with a closed rounded bottom and a round open threaded top; the lid (b) is round and partially hollow; it is threaded on the inside to allow it to be fastened on or taken of…
Brass screen, which consists of a small radium container with a removable lid; the brass screen (a) is hollow and cylindrical with a closed rounded bottom and a round open threaded top; the lid (b) is round and partially hollow; it is threaded on the inside to allow it to be fastened on or taken off the main screen; there is a rounded solid flattened piece of brass with a hole through it, on
the top of the lid
Number Of Parts
2
Part Names
a - brass screen -Length 2.9 cm. x Diameter0.7 cm.
b - lid - Length 1.4 cm. x Diameter0.7 cm.
Provenance
Used at the Ontario Cancer Foundation, Kingston Clinic.
Dates
1920
circa 1920
Material
metal: yellow
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-F3-9 Row E Box 1
Condition Remarks
The brass shows some wear and tarnish, but no corrosion
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Book
Other
Reference Comments
"Compendium of Abstracts of Papers on the Therapeutic Use of Radium," Radium Chemical Company, 1920, Applicator Section, Plate No. 1
Research Facts
This is a team brass screen designed to combine Type "B" radium tubes and Type "C" radium needles
Exhibit History
Kingston Regional Cancer Centre - Radium exhibit, May 12, 1998