Stereoscopic X-ray plate viewing apparatus, Chicago, United States, 1925
- maker:
- Victor X-ray Corporation
This image is released under a CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Licence
Buy this image as a print
BuyLicense this image for commercial use at Science and Society Picture Library
LicenseStereoscopic viewing apparatus, for x-ray plates
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Stereoscopic viewing apparatus, for x-ray plates, reflecting type, by Victor X-Ray Corporation, Chicago, USA, c.1925
3-D or stereoscopic viewing helps give visual depth to 2-D X-ray plates. It makes ‘reading’ an X-ray easier. This machine was developed by Victor X-ray Corporation of Chicago, US. It was patented in 1911. It has two backlit intensifier screens and uses mirrors to view X-ray images of the body.
Consultant radiologist Dr George Simon (1902-1977) used this viewer at his practice in Upper Wimpole Street, London until the 1960s.
Details
- Category:
- Radiomedicine
- Object Number:
- 1979-225
- Measurements:
-
overall: 1600 mm x 1700 mm x 480 mm,
- credit:
- Simon, Mrs. Joanna
