Re: Mantles Still Available in US

[Chris Hawkins <chawkins@inet.guthrie.org>]

dsimpson@unlnotes01.unl.edu wrote:

> There was a thread on RADSAFE about a month ago about the availability of
> lantern mantles for use as radiation check sources.  While on a recent trip, I
> came across a source for such mantles.  The brand name is Century Primus, model
> 2295 Slip On Lantern Mantles, distributed by Century Tool and Manufacturing
> Co.(phone no. 815-332-4951) in Cherry Valley IL.  I bought a  package at a large
> retailer of outdoor and sporting equipment located near the Nebraska-Wyoming
> border.  After returning to my office and confirming that they were radioactive,
> I called the manufacturer directly and placed a larger order.  I suspect that
> other sporting goods stores around the country have this brand though it is much
> rarer than the traditional Coleman lantern mantles.



I found radioactive Primus mantles at my local Wal Mart


Chris Hawkins
Radiation Oncology
Guthrie Clinic - RPH
Sayre, PA   18840
570.882.4048 or 570.882.5166 (fax)
mailto:chawkins@inet.guthrie.org


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