FLASH radiotherapy facility
[under construction]
Hypoxia facility
What can our technology do for you?
The Truebeam powered by Novalis is a linear accelerator at the radiotherapy department of UZ Brussel. The system is able to deliver different photon energies: 6, 10 and 15 MV with a flatness filter as well as 6 and 10 MV without a flatness filter. This makes it possible to deliver photons with different dose rates. Next to that, different electron energies can also be used to perform irradiations. This allows all kinds of different types of radiation to be carried out to administer the correct dose. For the irradiation of laboratory animals, it is often necessary to irradiate a specific lesion and spare the surrounding healthy tissue. Our linear accelerator is also equipped with the most advanced imaging techniques: Conebeam CT, stereoscopic x-ray images. This in turn allows the dose to be administered very accurately to the target area to be irradiated.
How can we help you?
Our facility is able to perform all kind of irradiation experiments, going from cells in different environments as well as small animals. The radiation and adequate dose setup are controlled. Accurate dose computation with a report and dose delivery are performed.
Irradiation facility
What can our technology do for you?
Applications for this instrument include cancer research, IVF, stem cell research, cardiovascular research, as well as many other types of cell and tissue culture work. The Hypoxia Research Facility entails:
- Whitley H35 Hypoxystation: creates hypoxic and anoxic conditions within a controlled and sustained workstation environment. It is ideal for cell and tissue cultures under specific and controlled oxygen conditions. Oxygen levels can be controlled starting from 0.1% O2 and relative humidity can reach up to 80%. The H35 is also used as an incubator to reach ideal cell culture conditions. Cells can easily be manipulated under these controlled conditions.
- OxyLite (Oxford Optronix): an oxygen/temperature sensor for in vitro and in vivo applications making use of optical/fluorescence oxygen technology.
- Vacuum pump with hypoxic chambers: these can offer you a static system of controlled oxygen conditions (starting from 0% O2) for a chosen period of time. The hypoxic chambers can be placed in an incubator for cell cultures.
How can we help you?
We offer the use of different oxygen-related equipment to facilitate research performed under controlled oxygen conditions.
Basic training and discussion of experimental setup for all devices are provided.