In-chamber cleaning of X-ray detector window.

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• Personal Author:
  Riley, Richard D.
• Description:
  A new method for the in chamber cleaning of an oil contaminated X- ray detector window in electron microscopes was described. The technique employed reagent grade isopropyl-alcohol or methanol as the detector cleaning agent. Other materials included a polyethylene wash bottle, Teflon tubing, a beaker, carbon paint, a wooden applicator, and clean cloths. A diagram illustrating the assembly of the washer apparatus, and step by step instructions of the cleaning procedure were included. The author concludes that this method is a safe, fast procedure for removing oil contamination from an X-ray detector window without the removal of the specimen chamber. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Occupational Health Radiation Safety
• Keywords:
  Chemical-cleaning; Cleaning-compounds; Microscopy; Oils; Radiation-detectors
• ISSN:
  0146-6119
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DBBS - Division of Biomedical and Behavioral Sciences
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  91
• Volume:
  22
• Issue:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00209357
• Citation:
  EMSA Bull 1992 May; 22(2):91
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1992
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Electron Microscopy Society of America Bulletin
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:7dc847c09aedf140bc731323e8446b4703641ae07d6ad9e7b7238120dab30b8f7dcaa9b938d34d035f87873a0fe7fec262d5d13dcaf290925445e82b6de3b57d
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/243175/cdc_243175_DS1.pdf
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