Gammacell 40 137 Cs Irradiator

描述（由申请人提供）：我们正在申请资金，用于购买能够辐照组织培养细胞和整个动物的Gammacell 40 Cs-137辐照器。辐照器是执行放射肿瘤学系、Massey癌症中心和弗吉尼亚联邦大学的研究使命以及在分子放射生物学和医学物理学方面的壁外资助研究项目的目标所绝对必要的。这是一个专用的研究辐照器，将取代旧的Co-60装置，该装置很快将不再容易用于日常辐照。此外，当我们的新癌症中心在2006年初完成时，在将现有和新的教师集中到一个地点后，对靠近实验室和动物设施的辐照器的需求将增加。辐照器对于基础和转化分子放射生物学研究非常重要，最终可能导致癌症治疗的改善。

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.