General Electric D-1.7 X-ray Tube

A small General Electric diagnostic x-ray tube. The "D" in the tube designation indicates that it was used for dental work. The "1.7" indicates that it was a relatively fine focus tube. More specifically, this number indicates the approximate diameter of the projected focal spot in mm.

 

Size:  approximately 6" long, 2" diameter

 

 

This particular tube belonged to M. J. Gross who worked with Dr. Coolidge at General Electric in Schenectady N.Y.  Gross later became Vice President of the GE X-ray Company. During the 1930s and 1940s, Gross and Zed Attlee formed the core of Coolidge's research and design team.

Kindly donated by Malvern Gross Jr. in memory of his father.

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Last updated: 11/01/07
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