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scary but cool

This is a photo of a Machlett tube. Machlett has since gone under and now the tubes are made by Varian, Dunlee and Toshiba. You can tell by the highly textured finish and the shape of the federal connector ports. They used to build these in Connecticut and Massachusetts when Machlett was owned by Raytheon

Transworld when under about 10 years ago or so... It certainly isn't an old machine (less than 25 years) and there are new machines that are still being built that look like this today. This system likely has 3 receptors (places where to point the x-ray tube to) a wall stand(aka a wall bucky) a table bucky and a table top (non-bucky)

No, X-ray machines don't emit that type of radiation that has a period where it will remain after the exposure. PCBs are likley found in the tube and in the high voltage tank (which could be found at the other end of the cables) as it was commonly used as in insulator for high voltage applications.Medical X-rays range from 15,000V (15 kV) in dental and mammography up to 150,000 (150 kV) in Computed Tomography (CT or CAT scan). This system likely produced x-rays between 40 kV and 125 kV

There is no evidence of this system having any tomographic capabilities. I assume this was concluded because of the position of the x-ray tube however all systems (including a floor mounted radiographic room which is what this is) have a bearing behind the tube so that the tube can be rotated and pointed to another receptor. i.e. a wall stand for chest x-rays or certain table bucky/table top studies. This is not a terribly old system (less than 25 years) with an elevating table. There are thousands of systems this vignt or older still in service across the US

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i'm posting in the most recent gallery in the hopes that one of the "regulars" can help me out. I have spent hours on this site, love the artwork, love the thought provoking "discussions", and would love to join the forum, but everytime i try to register i get the "one of the security questions is answered incorrectly" message. i've retried at least 5 or 6 times on different days and can't get it to work, but have no idea what i'm doing wrong. and there is no way to ask for help without being registered. can any of the moderators help me out??? thanks much.

I'm not sure whether the red slices mean anything more than decoration. Such ornaments were indeed rather common in the 80's at least here in Germany. The schools I attended also had similar decorative elements on doors and even walls.

I have heard very few people compliment ECT. Mostly I just hear the people who still perform it advocate for it... they must justify themselves for their peace of mind.
But when I think of it, is it really better to go through a treatment that is worse than the illness? It's like what my Taokwondo teacher used to do when I said I had a headache: she would punch me in the arm, so I forgot about the first pain by concentrating on the second. How futile is that.
On the other hand, how difficult is to speak against it. If you are insane or mentally unstable, no one will take your word about how it does not help you. And if you become sane and then tell on the doctors, they will say it was their treatment that cured you. Mostly, I think people are made believe it does. Going to the psychologist wasn't doing anything for me, but I was convinced it did for a long while. It may have helped in some aspects, and in others made it all worse. For example, I still have a major problem saying no. I also, on account of the experience, became very co-dependant.

Great shot!

Great minds think alike, Joe! (We'll just ignore the last bit of that saying, eh? ;)

I've been in here a few times now, it's much more vandalized than these pictures unfortunately. I just got home from the place not an hour ago. I've just found John's information on the place in the comments around here and I plan on printing them out for when I go back soon, hopefully I can get some pictures up.

Gaebler is an incredible place to visit. The history is so incredible, it's very haunting to stand in those halls now and imagine what it must have been like for you, the patients, back when it was operational.

Thanks Motts for another great gallery. I have to say, you must publish a book of your photography. It would be a huge hit.

From what I have been told, people like to break glass in a building to leave there mark. It also gives people a thrill of some sort. Besides everybody likes to break something when your bored.

Are they demolishing the hospital?