X-ray facilities

ORCRB x-ray facilities 

This consists of a gantry mounted 320kV and 50 kV x-ray sets, housed within a shielded room is available in the ORCRB for radiobiology studies, imaging and teaching. Easily changeable filters and collimators and beam deliver direction, with plenty of room for axillary equipment. This has also been used to deliver collimated shaped fields down to dimensions of ~< 1 mm.

RRI 320kV x-ray cabinet for in vivo irradiations

Up to four samples irradiated at once in conjunction with lead shielding for partial irradiations. Heating, sample monitoring and isoflurane is available if required.

Selected Publications

• Abnave et al (2017) Epithelial-mesenchymal transition transcription factors control pluripotent adult stem cell migration in vivo in planarians. Development,144, 3440-3453[PMID: 28893948]
• Phoenix et al (2009) Do the various radiations present in BNCT act synergistically? Cell survival experiments in mixed alpha-particle and gamma-ray fields,Applied Radiation and Isotopes, 67, S318-S320 [PMID: 19376715]