Gunshot injuries : how they are inflicted : their complications and treatment . arefully recorded. It is hoped that in a short time sufficient informa-tion will have been obtained to enable the department to determine themost satisfactory engine for use with these outfits. Experimentsthus far seem to indicate that the motor-cycle engine, while light andvery powerful, is too complicated and delicate for use with thesemachines. It is believed that these experiments will show that a FIELD X-RAY APPARATUS 445 low-speed marine engine geared or belted to the generator will proveto be the most suitab
Gunshot injuries : how they are inflicted : their complications and treatment . arefully recorded. It is hoped that in a short time sufficient informa-tion will have been obtained to enable the department to determine themost satisfactory engine for use with these outfits. Experimentsthus far seem to indicate that the motor-cycle engine, while light andvery powerful, is too complicated and delicate for use with thesemachines. It is believed that these experiments will show that a FIELD X-RAY APPARATUS 445 low-speed marine engine geared or belted to the generator will proveto be the most suitable motive power, these engines being simple inconstruction, easily operated under almost any conditions, having veryfew parts, and being much more durable than the complicated light-weight engine. As the X-ray outfits cannot, in the field, serve anypurpose at the front—in fact, are not practical or needed furtherforward than the more or less stationary evacuation hospitals, theincreased weight occasioned by using the slow-speed powerful engineis not a serious Fig. 159.—Latest type of field X-ray apparatus with marine engine. 1, Engine; 2, motor; 3,transformer; 4, revolving rectifying disc; 5, cables containing wires for circuit from motor throughprimary of transformer and return; 6, box containing X-ray tube mounted so as to slide on hori-zontal rods; 7, army stretcher; S, canvas strip weighted at ends to hold plate in position. Tubes.—Each apparatus should be equipped with at least four6-inch or 7-inch tungsten target tubes. To prevent breakage intransportation these tubes must be securely packed. This is quitesatisfactorily accomplished by having a special chest made up for thetubes with holders in which each tube can be placed, the chest andholders being thoroughly lined with very thick and soft paddingmaterials. Breakage is certain to be a great factor in any scheme ofpacking tubes. If space is not a factor, tubes should be packed inexcelsior and each t
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