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margin:.25in 28.3pt 9.0pt 1.0in;} div.WordSection1 {page:WordSection1;} --> </style> </head> <body bgcolor="#FFFFCC" lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple> <div class=WordSection1> <div align=center> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='margin-left:-47.15pt;border-collapse:collapse'> <tr> <td width=486 valign=top style='width:364.35pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <h1><b><span style='font-size:7.5pt'>&nbsp;</span></b></h1> <h1><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Antique X-Ray Tubes and Accessories&nbsp; </span></b></h1> <p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:8.0pt'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></b><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>Dr. HAKIM S&nbsp; COLLECTION</span></b></p> </td> <td width=96 valign=top style='width:72.2pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Bodoni MT","serif"'><img width=64 height=76 src="web8/INDEXFILES8/dr.-hakim's-collection--2---main-index.doc-(web-8)_files/image001.jpg"></span></p> </td> </tr> </table> </div> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='display:none'>&nbsp;</span></p> <div align=center> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='margin-left:-32.35pt;border-collapse:collapse'> <tr style='height:263.3pt'> <td width=600 valign=top style='width:450.3pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:263.3pt'> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </i></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Actively involved in Radiology for over fifty years, I have tried building a personal collection of antique x-ray tubes and accessories initially for teaching purposes, and hopefully contributing, quite modestly, in the safeguard of a precious patrimony.<br> </i><i><span style='font-size:7.5pt'>&nbsp;</span></i></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The collection started timidly several decades ago with an early large-bulb Coolidge tube donated by a friend. It grew very slowly to its present size by more donations and acquisitions from different sources, locally and from all over the world. I am happy to dedicate it, first, to the memory of the pioneers in Radiology and all the martyrs of radiation, and to all those who brought the Art of Radiology to where it stands. </i></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:7.5pt'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I also dedicate this collection, as a legacy, not only to colleagues and x-ray technologists wherever they may be, but also, and particularly, to future generations of Radiologists, or  Medical Imagists , to whom, one day, the x-ray tube may become no more than a curiosity of the past. </i></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:7.5pt'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;I would also like to express hereby my deep gratitude to the generous donators of many precious items in the collection, and my thanks to all friends, colleagues and fellow collectors who have contributed valuable information, texts or references.</i></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><i><span style='font-size:8.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></i></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; In the following pages are shown some items of the collection, mostly antique, with some comments. Since reliable information for some items may be unavailable, scarce, or incomplete, any references, suggestions, additions or corrections will be most welcome and&nbsp; much appreciated.</i></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:7.5pt'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:7.5pt'>&nbsp;</span></i></p> <p class=MsoNormal><i>(<span style='color:blue'><a href="mailto:znhakim@cyberia.net.lb">znhakim@cyberia.net.lb</a></span>)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Zahi N. Hakim, MD</i></p> <p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;</p> <p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;</p> <p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;</p> </td> </tr> <tr style='height:36.35pt'> <td width=600 valign=top style='width:450.3pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:36.35pt'> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </i><i><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>The items shown fall in the following categories</span> :</i></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>&nbsp;</p> <p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Click on a title or a picture to open the category index.</span></i></p> </td> </tr> </table> </div> <p class=MsoBodyText align=left style='text-align:left'><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></i></p> <div align=center> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=619 style='width:464.3pt;margin-left:9.35pt;background:#E6E6E6;border-collapse: collapse'> <tr> <td width=213 valign=top style='width:159.5pt;border:solid gray 1.0pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'>&nbsp;</p> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><a href="web8/INDEXFILES8/ColdCathodeIonTubesIndex8.htm"><span style='font-size:11.0pt; text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=125 height=65 src="web8/INDEXFILES8/dr.-hakim's-collection--2---main-index.doc-(web-8)_files/image002.jpg"></span></a></p> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><i><u><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#333399'><a href="web8/INDEXFILES8/ColdCathodeIonTubesIndex8.htm">Crookes Tubes</a></span></u></i></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:blue'>and</span></i></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><i><u><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#333399'><a href="web8/INDEXFILES8/ColdCathodeIonTubesIndex8.htm">Cold Cathode X-Ray Tubes</a></span></u></i></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'>&nbsp;</p> </td> <td width=204 valign=top style='width:153.0pt;border:solid gray 1.0pt; border-left:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'>&nbsp;</p> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'>&nbsp;</p> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><a href="web8/INDEXFILES8/air-cooled-hot-cathode-tubes--index-8-.html"><span style='text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=189 height=55 src="web8/INDEXFILES8/dr.-hakim's-collection--2---main-index.doc-(web-8)_files/image003.jpg"></span></a><br> <span style='font-size:7.5pt'><br> </span><b><i><u><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#333399'><a href="web8/INDEXFILES8/air-cooled-hot-cathode-tubes--index-8-.html">Hot Cathode Air-Cooled Tubes </a></span></u></i></b><b><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt; color:blue'>(Coolidge type)</span></i></b></p> </td> <td width=202 valign=top style='width:151.8pt;border:solid gray 1.0pt; border-left:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'>&nbsp;</p> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><a href="web8/INDEXFILES8/oil-immersed-hot-cathode-fixed-anode-and-special-purpose-8.html"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=134 height=71 src="web8/INDEXFILES8/dr.-hakim's-collection--2---main-index.doc-(web-8)_files/image004.jpg"></span></a></p> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><i><u><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#333399'><a href="web8/INDEXFILES8/oil-immersed-hot-cathode-fixed-anode-and-special-purpose-8.html">Oil-Immersed Fixed Anode Tubes</a></span></u></i></b><b><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt; color:#333399'> </span></i></b><b><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt; color:blue'>and</span></i></b><b><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#333399'> <u><a href="web8/INDEXFILES8/oil-immersed-hot-cathode-fixed-anode-and-special-purpose-8.html">Special Purpose Tubes</a></u></span></i></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width=213 valign=top style='width:159.5pt;border:solid gray 1.0pt; border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'>&nbsp;</p> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><a href="web8/INDEXFILES8/cold-cathode-valves-andair-cooled-kenotrons-index-8.html"><span style='font-size:22.0pt;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=114 height=85 src="web8/INDEXFILES8/dr.-hakim's-collection--2---main-index.doc-(web-8)_files/image005.jpg"></span></a></p> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><i><u><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><a href="web8/INDEXFILES8/cold-cathode-valves-andair-cooled-kenotrons-index-8.html">Cold Cathode Rectifiers</a></span></u></i></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:blue'>and</span></i></b><b><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#333399'> <u><a href="web8/INDEXFILES8/cold-cathode-valves-andair-cooled-kenotrons-index-8.html">Air-Cooled Kenotrons</a></u></span></i></b></p> </td> <td width=204 valign=top style='width:153.0pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid gray 1.0pt;border-right:solid gray 1.0pt;padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'>&nbsp;</p> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><a href="web8/INDEXFILES8/oil-immersed-kenotrons-index-8.html"><span style='text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=175 height=78 src="web8/INDEXFILES8/dr.-hakim's-collection--2---main-index.doc-(web-8)_files/image006.jpg"></span></a></p> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#333399'><a href="web8/INDEXFILES8/oil-immersed-kenotrons-index-8.html">Oil-Immersed Kenotrons</a></span></i></b></p> </td> <td width=202 valign=top style='width:151.8pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid gray 1.0pt;border-right:solid gray 1.0pt;padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;</p> <p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;</p> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><a href="web8/INDEXFILES8/radiology-related-items-index-8.html"><b><i><span style='font-size:8.0pt;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=160 height=59 src="web8/INDEXFILES8/dr.-hakim's-collection--2---main-index.doc-(web-8)_files/image007.jpg"></span></i></b></a></p> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><i><u><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><a href="web8/INDEXFILES8/radiology-related-items-index-8.html">Radiology Related Items</a></span></u></i></b></p> </td> </tr> </table> </div> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'>&nbsp;</p> <div align=center> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='border-collapse:collapse'> <tr> <td width=337 valign=top style='width:252.9pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><b><i>Updated September 2011</i></b></p> </td> <td width=284 valign=top style='width:213.15pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><i>(Copyright)</i></p> </td> </tr> </table> </div> <p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;</p> </div> <p class=MsoBodyText align=center style='margin-left:.25in;text-align:center'><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:16.0pt'><img border=0 width=40 height=40 src="/~znhakim/site/exec/counter.cgi?bg=128,128,128&fg=255,255,255&counterid"></span></p> </body> </html>