X-Ray Tube
name: label: maker
content: Victor Electric Company
notes: label: Description
content: William David Coolidge (1873-1975), a physicist working for General Electric, developed the form, described it in the Physical Review (Dec. 1913), and gave demonstrations to physicians and radiologists, many of whom saw the advantages for diagnostic purposes and cancer treatments. General Electric managers, however, hesitated to begin production. That situation changed when the United States entered World War I, and General Electric was asked to develop portable x-ray apparatus for military use.
label: Description
content: Inscriptions on this example read "8 MA / Coolidge Tube” and “Made in the U.S.A.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
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content: Medicine and Science: Medicine
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content: Cancer
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content: Cancer: Diagnosis
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of the American College of Radiology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1978.0435.026
label: accession number
content: 1978.0435
label: catalog number
content: 1978.0435.026
objectType: label: Object Name
content: tube, x-ray
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 34 in x 8 in; 86.36 cm x 20.32 cm