{"id":2262,"date":"2023-06-13T15:13:44","date_gmt":"2023-06-13T19:13:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/rrcf\/?page_id=2262"},"modified":"2023-07-06T15:40:00","modified_gmt":"2023-07-06T19:40:00","slug":"cs-137-irradiator","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/rrcf\/equipment\/cs-137-irradiator\/","title":{"rendered":"Cs-137 Irradiator"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Marsico Hall and Genetic Medicine Building<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2338 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/rrcf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1375\/2023\/07\/marsico_cs-137-300x226.jpg\" alt=\"Theratronics Gammacell 40 Exactor\" width=\"300\" height=\"226\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/rrcf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1375\/2023\/07\/marsico_cs-137-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/rrcf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1375\/2023\/07\/marsico_cs-137-1024x771.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/rrcf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1375\/2023\/07\/marsico_cs-137-768x578.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/rrcf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1375\/2023\/07\/marsico_cs-137-1536x1157.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/rrcf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1375\/2023\/07\/marsico_cs-137-2048x1542.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/rrcf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1375\/2023\/07\/marsico_cs-137-280x210.jpg 280w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/rrcf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1375\/2023\/07\/marsico_cs-137-600x452.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>The Gammacell 40 Exactor (Best Theratronics Ltd.) uses dual Cs-137 sources to provide a consistent delivery of gamma radiation to the sample volume while minimizing exposure to the user.\u00a0 The sample container is designed to accommodate multiple rodents and\/or specimens in a single exposure with high uniformity and repeatability.<\/p>\n<p>The primary features include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Radiation source<\/strong>: Cesium-137 (dual)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sample volume<\/strong>:\u00a0 312 mm diameter, 105 mm height<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dose rate<\/strong>:\u00a0 1.0 Gy\/min (+\/- 15%) at the center of the sample container<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dose uniformity<\/strong>:\u00a0 +\/- 7% over a 260 mm diameter and a 100 mm height<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Marsico Hall and Genetic Medicine Building The Gammacell 40 Exactor (Best Theratronics Ltd.) uses dual Cs-137 sources to provide a consistent delivery of gamma radiation to the sample volume while minimizing exposure to the user.\u00a0 The sample container is designed to accommodate multiple rodents and\/or specimens in a single exposure with high uniformity and repeatability. &hellip; 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