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Commonwealth Radium Laboratory
1929 – 1935
Renamed Commonwealth X-ray and Radium Laboratory in 1935.
Commonwealth laboratory at the University of Melbourne that held and managed the Commonwealth's radium, lending it to hospitals for cancer treatment and measuring and calibrating radium sources.
Names over time
- Commonwealth Radium Laboratory1929–1935
- Commonwealth X-ray and Radium Laboratory1935–1972
- Commonwealth Radiation Laboratory1972–1973
- Australian Radiation Laboratory1973–1999
How it came into existence
Set up in 1929 by the Department of Health at the University of Melbourne to manage the radium bought by the Commonwealth in 1928, with Professor T. H. Laby as Commonwealth adviser in radium.
- Custody and distribution of Commonwealth radium
How it ended
Renamed the Commonwealth X-ray and Radium Laboratory in 1935, when it took on X-ray measurement and safety work.
Main functions
- Custody and loan of Commonwealth radium for cancer treatment
- Measurement and calibration of radium sources
- Radium safety advice
Where it sits
Last in the portfolio of Department of Health.
Lineage
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Sources
Government records and websites
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