Dr. John A. Campbell with Lions Club Members Posing with X-ray Equipment, 1948
| Description: |
On back of photo: The million volt x-ray machine; third of its kind in the U.S. and the third piece of radiology equipment purchased for the University by the Lions Clubs of Indiana. Installed about 1949. Original purpose of machine was to inspect armor plate in tanks and ships built for WWII. It was modified for medical use before its acquisition. [(r) Dr. John A. Campbell]Story about it and its use found in "Indiana University Medical Center Quarterly", v. 13, n. 4 (Oct. 1951), p. 91-100. |
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| Origin: | 1948 |
| Publisher: |
"IU Physician," Sept. 1978, p. 23. |
| Source: |
http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/IUPUIphotos/id/46 |
| Collection: |
IUPUI Image Collection |
| Rights: | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ |
| Copyright: |
Copyright Trustees of Indiana University |
| Subjects: |
Indiana University School of Medicine. Dept. of Radiology Lions Club (Ind.) Medical personnel Medical instruments and apparatus X-rays -- Equipment and supplies Radiography, Medical Campbell, John A., 1914- |
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