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Photograph was edited for publication purposes. Photograph caption dated September 29, 1963 reads "Frank Perna, chief X-ray technician at Pacoima Memorial Lutheran Hospital, explains the intricacies of the new Magnascanner Twin-Prober to volunteer worker Mrs. Frank E. Hamlin, Sepulveda. The patient is Mrs. Lois Walker, Los Angeles. The Magnascanner, the most advanced versatile scanner available, is part of the hospital's new Department of Nuclear medicine."
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