GAMMACELL 40 137 CS IRRADIATOR

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This subproject is one of many research subprojects utilizing the resources provided by a Shared Instrumentation Grant funded by NIH/NCRR. The subproject and investigator (PI) may have received primary funding from another NIH source, and thus could be represented in other CRISP entries. The institution listed is for the grant, which is not necessarily the institution for the investigator. DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): We are requesting funds for a Gammacell 40 Cs-137 irradiator able to irradiate tissue culture cells and whole animals. The irradiator is absolutely necessary to carry out the research mission of the Department of Radiation Oncology, the Massey Cancer Center and Virginia Commonwealth University, and the objectives of extramurally funded research projects in molecular radiobiology and medical physics. This is a dedicated research irradiator that will replace an old Co-60 unit, which will soon no longer be readily available for day-to-day irradiations. Furthermore, when our new cancer center is finished in the early part of 2006 there will be an increased demand for an irradiator in close proximity to laboratories and animal facilities after consolidating existing and new faculty to one location. The irradiator is important for basic and translational molecular radiobiology research that eventually may lead to improved treatments of cancer.