A brochure for a AECL Therac 6 Linear Accelerator with images, charts and specifications; made of one large shiny heavy cardstock paper folded in half to form a booklet; three holse punched at spine.
A brochure for a AECL Therac 6 Linear Accelerator with images, charts and specifications; made of one large shiny heavy cardstock paper folded in half to form a booklet; three holse punched at spine.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Owned by Dr. Hayter.
Maker
AECL Medical Products (Atomic Energy of Canada Limited)
On front page: "AECL Medical // Therac 6 // Reliable, high output linac // features extra-large, fully // flattened treatment fields. // Atomic Energy // of Canada Limited // Medical Products"; inside: "AECL Cancer Therapy Systems for the 80's Therac 6 // For over 30 years, AECL // Medical has been a leading supplier of capital equip - / ment to the radiotherapy // community. Beginning with // a family of cobalt therapy // units, the product line has // expanded to include treat - // ment simulators, linear // accelerators and treatment // planning systems. Today, AECL manufacturers a line // of self-contained linac // which are at the forefront // of technology. Designed to meet your most demanding // radiotherapy requirements, the line includes high, // medium and low energy // models. // Therac 6 is proven - relia - // ble and effective, it's in use // throughout the world. // These features are the others futures // Unsurpassed beam quality // Easy patient set-ups // Tailored to suit your protocols // Economic, reliable, accurate // Thearc 6 Specifications // Service is our Watchword // You can Count on Us // Atomic Energy of Canada Limited // Superior Technology and Experience // Sound Economics and Logic"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 2005
2005-2-2 Box #3
Length
28.0 cm
Width
21.7 cm
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Condition Remarks
Like new
Copy Type
Original
Research Facts
The Therac 6 is a large cancer treatment unit which uses "mega-voltage therapy" to treat cancer patients.