#science_memes
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Is this the prototype to the gammamax 2063 v2.0 platinum edition?
For the uninitiated: youtu.be/Gs30P0oQb7M
It was a long running and apparently well used research device. It was discontinued in 2008.
Heres a pdf of the 1968 instruction manual. https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML0216/ML021630449.pdf
Very cool
Excuse me, KILOcurie source?
Remember when last year Australia panicked because a source fell off a truck? That was a 0.3 Curie source.
I wouldn’t exactly say “any technician” can operate this with “minimal instruction”.
This is the same company that created radiation therapy machines that kill you. I don’t think they thought too deeply about safety.
You’re right, they made the Therac-25! What an odd and terrifying link.
According to Wikipedia, 1 gram of Co-60 is 1.1k curies. That said, 1 gram of Co-60 is a LOT
<img alt="" src="https://beehaw.org/pictrs/image/6f993804-0043-43a0-8275-c9c8a2720741.webp">
threaded - newest
Is this the prototype to the gammamax 2063 v2.0 platinum edition?
For the uninitiated: youtu.be/Gs30P0oQb7M
It was a long running and apparently well used research device. It was discontinued in 2008.
Heres a pdf of the 1968 instruction manual.
https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML0216/ML021630449.pdf
Very cool
Excuse me, KILOcurie source?
Remember when last year Australia panicked because a source fell off a truck? That was a 0.3 Curie source.
I wouldn’t exactly say “any technician” can operate this with “minimal instruction”.
This is the same company that created radiation therapy machines that kill you. I don’t think they thought too deeply about safety.
You’re right, they made the Therac-25! What an odd and terrifying link.
According to Wikipedia, 1 gram of Co-60 is 1.1k curies. That said, 1 gram of Co-60 is a LOT
<img alt="" src="https://beehaw.org/pictrs/image/6f993804-0043-43a0-8275-c9c8a2720741.webp">