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To: 'Marcum, Pamela A'; 'Jay Lundgren'; Mahoney, Janice A
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Subject: RE: [Histonet] How many tissues an histo tech is suppose to cut per
hour?
I hope the whole para
Humor on Histonet... nevah - as my youngest grandson says about
everything:>)
Let's have more.. Report on GMA this morning said humor and good attitude makes
us healthier! J
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anice A
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Subject: RE: [Histonet] How many tissues an histo tech is suppose to cut per
hour?
I hope the whole paragraph was supposed to be humor or Jay may have a lynch mob
at his door!
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7;Jay Lundgren'; Mahoney,Janice A
Cc: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu; Jenny Vega
Subject: RE: [Histonet] How many tissues an histo tech is suppose to cut per
hour?
I truly hope that was humor about oversupply.
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From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthw
; Jenny Vega
Subject: Re: [Histonet] How many tissues an histo tech is suppose to cut per
hour?
30 blocks/hour, including rough cutting, is the standard. That's
supposing a few (5-10) levels, specials, etc.
If I am cutting all big tissue, what I've heard called "onesies"
30 blocks/hour, including rough cutting, is the standard. That's
supposing a few (5-10) levels, specials, etc.
If I am cutting all big tissue, what I've heard called "onesies" (just one
slide each), I can cut 60 blocks/hour.
If one is cutting a tray full of persnickety prostate (with 6 levels o
Hello Jenny,
An experienced tech should be able to cut and average of 1 block every 2.5
minutes. Embedding is 1 block per minute ave. Note this is an average. It
includes difficult and easy tissue, cleaning the waterbath after each block,
writing/printing the slide number, etc. There may be
