By using fast imaging techniques capable of scanning large brain regions within short durations, continuous snapshots of a subject’s brain are taken while an external stimulation, such as electrical forepaw stimulation in small rodents, is applied.

The CellRad is a smaller, simpler, safer, and more cost effective alternative to radioisotope or high-powered X-ray irradiators. Despite its size, the CellRad offers unbeatable precision and reliability conveniently on your benchtop.

This past year has proven once again that in vivo imaging is an important aspect in the microCT world. For longitudinal studies in mice or rats, one of the most important parts is following up of the animal welfare while scanning.

Many projects have been devoted to the study of the correlation between anesthetics and Alzheimer’s disease. Researchers found that inhaled anesthetics enhance amyloid-beta oligomerization and cytotoxicity, which occurs in the neurons of Alzheimer’s.

Radio-active sources have been used routinely for the preconditioning in humanized mouse models, but safety issues have motivated researchers to transition to chemical or X-ray based preconditioning. 

Leukemia is a rare cancer with many subtypes. The production of abnormal leukocytes create disruptions in the immune system and lead to a multitude of problems in the body.

This study aims to characterize an X-ray irradiator for use with cells using its internal parallel-plate ionization chamber by evaluating the linearity and repeatability of dose and dose rates delivered by the machine.