University of Pennsylvania
United States of Americahttps://www.med.upenn.edu/carc/cite this facility
Costas Koumenis
Last Updated: 06/15/2022
Core provides services to users for performing precision, image guided radiotherapy with both Photons and Protons (including FLASH proton radiotherapy) on cells, rodents and larger animals. Physicists will provide expert dosimetry and treatment planning capabilities. Instrumentation consists of two image guided SARRP 200 Small Animal Radiation Research Platforms (Xstrahl) capable of irradiating rodent tissues from 1 mm-120 mm in diameter; research proton beamline (IBA, Roberts Proton Center); one X-RAD 320ix cabinet x-ray irradiator (Precision X-Ray); and two Cs gamma-ray irradiators (Shepherd Mark I), suitable for whole body radiation of rodents.