Very observant of you, that machines maybe an early 90s model, I installed nearly 100 Philips/Elekat machines around the world over 10 years, quite amazing bit of gear with some incredibly dedicated designs, physicists, engineers, and they continues to be state of the art, innovative pieces of complex medical equipment.
This machine looks like a 1995-1997 vintage SL15 when the company was still Philips Medical Systems - Radiotherapy (the give aways are the Philips serial number labels near the gun and the lack of EMC shielding on the gantry) - it was later bought by Elekta. Did anyone else notice that the Magnetron he showed on the couch was for a different type of machine (SL75/5)?
i have a only a simple understanding of this but everything on it seems to have a very long life span. i would say this thing when it is maintenance when needed, it will survive until it is out dated by new technology. then it will most likely be donated or sold very cheaply. normally medical grade equipment almost never breaks and needs little to no maintenance in its life
Interesting... I was also trying to identify his accent. I was thinking maybe Scottish but he's obviously been in the US for awhile and the non-US accent only surfaces here and there. Wonder if he was a company Rep. ?
But if you find the intergration to the proportion of the neutrons, then this is physcailly impossible because the decepticons will be coming to get optimal prime :'(!!!
I'm a little late to this comment section, but it's technically a medical linear accelerator or "linac," and it is definitely a particle accelerator. It generates beta radiation (super fast electrons, focused into a narrow beam) but can also generate X-rays if that beam is aimed at that tungsten target that he mentioned. It's not for imaging, but rather for irradiating tumors. Ionizing radiation like beta radiation and X-rays are supremely destructive to the the internal components of cells, and as it turns out, cancer cells are just SLIGHTLY more susceptible to the damaging effects of radiation than normal cells, so with this machine it's possible to kill cancer cells without much damage to surrounding tissue if the dose is carefully metered. Too little, and nothing is gained. Too much, you get tissue damage and possibly even new cancers. Hope this cleared that up for you!
Very observant of you, that machines maybe an early 90s model, I installed nearly 100 Philips/Elekat machines around the world over 10 years, quite amazing bit of gear with some incredibly dedicated designs, physicists, engineers, and they continues to be state of the art, innovative pieces of complex medical equipment.
This machine looks like a 1995-1997 vintage SL15 when the company was still Philips Medical Systems - Radiotherapy (the give aways are the Philips serial number labels near the gun and the lack of EMC shielding on the gantry) - it was later bought by Elekta.
Did anyone else notice that the Magnetron he showed on the couch was for a different type of machine (SL75/5)?
Maybe early 90s model, amazing its still treating as it has a Ram couch which could be upgraded to the newer Elekta couch.
very nice and simlpe explanation
Good Job done Sir, but its a slalom bending (tripple magnet) and not 90 degree bending.
You need AFC:s with these small ones?
Or Manual to stable frequency changes caused by temperature and expanding?
wow great sir, Thanks a lot
I work with this guy in the same department
i have a only a simple understanding of this but everything on it seems to have a very long life span. i would say this thing when it is maintenance when needed, it will survive until it is out dated by new technology. then it will most likely be donated or sold very cheaply.
normally medical grade equipment almost never breaks and needs little to no maintenance in its life
some use klystrons. also some use 270deg bending magnets.
Interesting...
I was also trying to identify his accent. I was thinking maybe Scottish but he's obviously been in the US for awhile and the non-US accent only surfaces here and there. Wonder if he was a company Rep. ?
great video. do you know what accent he has?
What is the typical operating lifetime of one of these?
great video!
Interesting. tnx for upload )
What different is the magnetron from the household one or even the radar one?
It maybe a much more powerful version
Sound like an Irish or Scottish area of the world accent. He's a man of the north.
But if you find the intergration to the proportion of the neutrons, then this is physcailly impossible because the decepticons will be coming to get optimal prime :'(!!!
@redrightbear Elektra make this model
Magnetron...Varian uses klystrons.
Umm... no. Its an x-ray machine. The thing your thinking of is possibly the Large Hadron Collider?
I'm a little late to this comment section, but it's technically a medical linear accelerator or "linac," and it is definitely a particle accelerator. It generates beta radiation (super fast electrons, focused into a narrow beam) but can also generate X-rays if that beam is aimed at that tungsten target that he mentioned. It's not for imaging, but rather for irradiating tumors. Ionizing radiation like beta radiation and X-rays are supremely destructive to the the internal components of cells, and as it turns out, cancer cells are just SLIGHTLY more susceptible to the damaging effects of radiation than normal cells, so with this machine it's possible to kill cancer cells without much damage to surrounding tissue if the dose is carefully metered. Too little, and nothing is gained. Too much, you get tissue damage and possibly even new cancers. Hope this cleared that up for you!
Why Did You Watch it?
that was a partical accelerator
what does this thing do?
It produces x-rays at much higher energy then a standard X-ray tube it’s used too kill cancer cells
Simple device, can you knock one up Russ. Youve got a few old TV's, and microwave ovens knocking about.
man stumbled upon this after looking at weed growing ideas...how the hell did i end up here?. and why did i watch it? lol
The video was too short
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he clearly said X-ray
Sounds a little Irish to me.
he,s irish u bruke !
naa he just has a Scottish ascent
could of sworn he said high tech kibble
an older ELEKTA machine
an xray machine
SLAC
accelerated DIARRRN..
micro wave pulses???? microwaves are not living silly scientist!
NORTHERN IRELAND ACCENT.
xD i got here from mind tricks :S
LOL looks like giant lipstick
same lol
wow.. how boring