THE ATOM IN THE HOSPITAL

Depicts installations in the radiology departments of the City of Hope Medical Center and the U.C.L.A. Medical Center. Shows radiology equipment in operation at the City of Hope Medical Center, including a stationary cobalt source, the new cesium ring, and the total body irradiation chamber. Pictures the new total body counter facility at the U.C.L.A. Medical Center, and explains that one of the aims in this field of atomic medicine is to develop new diagnostic procedures requiring smaller amounts of radioactive tracer materials.
Complete catalog record
Series: Magic of the atom series
Source: Handel
Interest level: jh-sh-c-ad
Guide: Guide
Price: b&w $65, rent $10; color $130
Format: sd b&w or color
Catalog numbers: LC card Fi 61-1001A

More in Magic of the atom series

  1. Protecting The Atomic Worker 1954
  2. Security 1954
  3. Tagging The Atom. 1954
  4. The Eternal Cycle - Biology 1954
  5. Power Unlimited. 1955
  6. The Riddle Of Photosynthesis 1955
  7. Radiation - Silent Servant Of Mankind 1956
  8. THE ATOM IN THE HOSPITAL 1961
  9. Radioisotope Scanning In Medicine 1965
  10. Riddle Of Photosynthesis, The 1965

Sources

  1. Educational film guide. Supplements (1959-62) — title, year, length, format, color, sound, description, catalog record
  2. 16mm Filmography editors — creator