ACQUISITION OF A SINGLE SOURCE PANORAMIC IRRADIATOR

迈阿密大学已经发展成为国内和国际上重要的研究和教育机构。该大学的研究经费超过1.75亿美元，医学院的研究经费超过1.12亿美元。在1997财政年度，医学院获得了超过5100万美元的NIH资助。学院的一个主要目标是促进基础和临床科学家之间的跨学科合作，从而改善人类健康。这是一个申请10万美元用于购买牧羊人81-22单源全景辐射器。这将取代最初于1969年购买并于1987年升级的一个单元。这个装置不适合我们的研究需要，因为它的故障率高，常规照射时间长，无法进行高剂量照射。目前有8位NIH资助的研究人员每年直接花费超过1190,083美元项目总直接花费超过5,788,691美元他们使用这个设备。此外，由于目前的辐照器的年龄和性能差，有许多研究项目，我们不能启动。

The University of Miami has developed into a major research and educational institution nationally and internationally. The University has in excess 175 million dollars in sponsored research and the School of Medicine over 112 million dollars. In fiscal year 1997, the School of Medicine had over 51 million dollars in NIH funding. A major objective of the school is to promote the interdisciplinary collaborations between our basic and clinical scientists which translate into improved human health. This application is a request for 100,000 dollars toward the purchase of a Shepherd 81-22 Single Source Panoramic Irradiator. This will replace a unit that was initially purchased in 1969 and upgraded in 1987. This unit is not adequate for our research needs because of its high failure rate, prolonged routine irradiation times and the inability to perform high dose irradiations. There are currently 8 NIH funded investigators with over 1,190,083 dollars in direct annual costs and over 5,788,691 dollars in total project direct costs who utilize this equipment. Additionally, because of the age and poor performance of the current irradiator, there are many research projects that we can not initiate.