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THE LONG-RANGE GOAL OF THIS PROGRAM IS THE DEVELOPMENT AND COMMERCIALIZATION OF PROTON ACCELERATORS SUITABLE FOR RADIATION THERAPY OF CANCER IN HOSPITAL OR CLINICAL SETTINGS. FOR THIS PURPOSE THE ACCELERATOR SHOULD HAVE AN ENERGY UP TO 250 MEV, AND MUST BE SIMPLE, RELIABLE, AND INEXPENSIVE COMPARED TO EXISTING ACCELERATORS FOR PHYSICS APPLICATIONS. IN ADDITION, WITH SUFFICIENT INNOVATION, IT COULD ...

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THE LONG TERM OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROJECT IS THE DEVELOPMENT AND MARKETING OF EASILY SWALLOWED ELECTRODES FOR TEMPORARY TRANSESOPHAGEAL CARDIAC PACING. THIS "PILL ELECTRODE" CAN REPLACE CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION IN A VARIETY OF DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC APPLICATIONS, INCLUDING INITIATION AND/OR TERMINATION OF TACHYCARDIAS, SHORT TERM MAINTENANCE OF ADEQUATE RATE IN SINUS BRADYCARDIA, ACCELERATION OF ...

OUR EXPERIENCE AND EXPERTISE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF EDUCATIONAL SOFTWARE WILL BE COMBINED WITH THAT OF EDUCATORS, PHYSICIANS, AND OTHER HEALTH SPECIALISTS TO DEVELOP MICROCOMPUTER EDUCATIONAL SOFTWARE UNDER THE TITLE MY GOOD HEALTH. MY GOOD HEALTH IS PLANNED AS A SERIES OF GAMES INTENDED TO STIMULATE SCHOOL CHILDREN IN THE PURSUIT OF A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF HUMAN HEALTH, AND OF WHAT ACTION THEY C ...

THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO DEVELOP QUANTITATIVE ESTROGEN RECEPTOR CONCENTRATION MEASUREMENTS USING HIGH- RESOLUTION DIGITAL IMAGE MICROSCOPY TECHNIQUES. THE TECHNIQUES WILL ENABLE DIRECT MEASUREMENTS OF RECEPTOR CONCENTRATION ON A CELL-BY-CELL BASIS. THIS IS AN IMPROVEMENT OVER THE CURRENT BIOCHEMICAL ASSAYS, WHICH GIVE ONLY AN AVERAGE VALUE FOR RECEPTOR CONCENTRATION. THE QUANTITATIVE AS ...

THE PRIME LONG-TERM OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO UPDATE, ENHANCE, AND DISTRIBUTE TWO COMPUTER PROGRAMS UTILIZING THE UNIQUE MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES DEVELOPED BY THE PSYCHOLOGIST ROBERT TRYON WITH NIH SUPPORT DURING THE 1960S. ONE LONG-TERM GOAL IS TO PRODUCE AN ENHANCED ALL-FORTRAN VERSION OF A MAIN BCTRY82 SYSTEM, PORTABLE TO MOST LARGE COMPUTERS. A SECOND LONG-TERM GOAL IS TO PRODUCE ...

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MILLIMETER-WAVE SYSTEMS ARE RAPIDLY EMERGING WITH NUMEROUS APPLICATIONS, INCLUDING GUIDANCE FOR SELF-CONTAINED MUNITION. VIABILITY OF MANY MILLIMETER-WAVE SYSTEMS RELIES HEAVILY UPON ACHIEVING THE LOWER COST AND SMALL SIZE AFFORDED BY CIRCUIT INTEGRATION TECHNIQUES. DIEELECTRIC-BASED WAVEGUIDES, SUCH AS INSULAR LINE, ARE HIGHLY APPROPRIATED MEDIA FOR SYSTEM INTEGRATION BY FABRICATING ALL CIRCUIT C ...

A NEED EXISTS FOR LOW COST, HIGHLY RELIABLE FRONT END HARDWARE FOR MILLIMETER WAVELENGTH MISSILE HOMING (TARGET SEEKER) SYSTEMS. DIEELECTRIC WAVEGUIDE PLANAR INTEGRATED CIRCUITS FOR THIS PURPOSE WERE FIRST PROPOSED IN THE EARLY 1970'S BY THE FOUNDERS OF EPSILON LAMBDA. THE MORE SOPHISTICATED MILLIMETER SEEKERS REQUIRE USE OF A MONOPULSE FRONT END CONFIGURATION. TWO YEARS OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMEN ...

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