Marconi Instruments OA1706 Image
Isocon Television Camera
Showing the removable lens and camera mounting "L" casting.
Chris Moore writes:-
Marconi Instruments made X-ray image intensifiers for medical use.The
image was formed on a fluorescent screen. So that several consultants
could see the image a tv camera was used to drive monitors. The cameras
were image orthicon type OA1706. RCA developed the image isocon and English
Electric Valve made it in England. The merits were low noise and low light
perfomance. This meant a lower dose of X-rays could be used to get the
same perfomance.