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Laser beam donated by 100-year-old Col
Laser beam donated by 100-year-old Col

Laser beam donated by 100-year-old Col

Date9/15/1971
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Original Toronto Star caption: Laser beam donated by 100-year-old Col. Sam McLaughlin to Toronto General Hospital is demonstrated by Dr. Clive Mortimer on Kenneth Askin of Toronto. New equipment cauterizes tiny blood vessels inside the patient's eye.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0025613F
Future applications for the amazing laser seem limited only by the imagination. As an industrial tool, the laser - a beam of light - is expected to serve a $1 billion market within a few years. University of Toronto physics professor Dr. B. P. Stoicheff demonstrates laser with help from graduate student Bob McCaren.
Future applications for the amazing laser seem limited only by the imagination. As an industrial tool, the laser - a beam of light - is expected to serve a $1 billion market within a few years. University of Toronto physics professor Dr. B. P. Stoicheff demonstrates laser with help from graduate student Bob McCaren.
7/20/1970
Fingerprints On A Cheque are examined by forensic analyst Ed Campbell with the aid of the Ion/Argon Laser at OPP headquarters. A beam of laser light i(...)
Fingerprints On A Cheque are examined by forensic analyst Ed Campbell with the aid of the Ion/Argon Laser at OPP headquarters. A beam of laser light i(...)
6/15/1977
On the beam: Laser Magic executives Alan Graf, left, Mark Lowman, centre, and Kevin McCarthy are taking technology's artistry into convention hall.
On the beam: Laser Magic executives Alan Graf, left, Mark Lowman, centre, and Kevin McCarthy are taking technology's artistry into convention hall.
7/11/1990
Goodby, birthmark. Her face frozen, lies on an operating table at Toronto General Hospital as plastic surgeon. Dr. Robert Newton erases a deep red birthmakr with a laser beam. Newton says three or four sessions will be needed and it will take six to eight months to see the full effect.
Goodby, birthmark. Her face frozen, lies on an operating table at Toronto General Hospital as plastic surgeon. Dr. Robert Newton erases a deep red birthmakr with a laser beam. Newton says three or four sessions will be needed and it will take six to eight months to see the full effect.
4/17/1980
Seeking evidence, Brian Dalrymple, an Ontario Provincial Police forensic analyst, uses a laser beam to detect fingerprints on a bottle. He and his nei(...)
Seeking evidence, Brian Dalrymple, an Ontario Provincial Police forensic analyst, uses a laser beam to detect fingerprints on a bottle. He and his nei(...)
5/30/1982
Laser-beam hokum made for crazy show-stopper
Laser-beam hokum made for crazy show-stopper
12/7/1989
Laser-Guided Radiation Therapy, Princess Margaret Hospital
Laser-Guided Radiation Therapy, Princess Margaret Hospital
10/12/1995
Laser - Guided Radiation Therapy Linear Accelerator James Bruyere Princess Margaret Hospital
Laser - Guided Radiation Therapy Linear Accelerator James Bruyere Princess Margaret Hospital
10/12/1995
Tiina Soomet and Michael Maltby beam with pride over their 15-month-old son, Aleksander, at a party thrown by Toronto East General Hospital yesterday (...)
Tiina Soomet and Michael Maltby beam with pride over their 15-month-old son, Aleksander, at a party thrown by Toronto East General Hospital yesterday (...)
5/6/1989
Cammy Lee (l) with Virginia Lau who donated bone marrow
Cammy Lee (l) with Virginia Lau who donated bone marrow
6/30/1994
Donated heart arrives, An attendant assists a member of a transplant team out of an ambulance at Toronto Western Hospital yesterday as he carries a he(...)
Donated heart arrives, An attendant assists a member of a transplant team out of an ambulance at Toronto Western Hospital yesterday as he carries a he(...)
1/8/1986
Thanks, sis . . . Jill Auger of Pickering (in the wheelchair) shared the gift of life with her sister, Noreen LeDrew of Newfoundland. Ms Auger donated(...)
Thanks, sis . . . Jill Auger of Pickering (in the wheelchair) shared the gift of life with her sister, Noreen LeDrew of Newfoundland. Ms Auger donated(...)
12/6/1979