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Compact, Electronic Blood Irradiator
Award Information
Agency: Department of Energy
Branch: N/A
Contract: DE-FG02-09ER85361
Agency Tracking Number: 91548
Amount:
$996,877.00
Phase:
Phase II
Program:
SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code:
59 a
Solicitation Number:
DE-FOA-0000350
Timeline
Solicitation Year:
2010
Award Year:
2010
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date):
N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date):
2012-08-14
Small Business Information
13428 Beach Avenue
Marina Del Rey, CA
90292
United States
DUNS:
200477596
HUBZone Owned:
No
Woman Owned:
No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged:
No
Principal Investigator
Name: Xiaodong Ding
Title: Dr.
Phone: (310) 822-5845
Email: ding@radiabeam.com
Title: Dr.
Phone: (310) 822-5845
Email: ding@radiabeam.com
Business Contact
Name: Salime Boucher
Title: Dr.
Phone: (310) 822-5845
Email: boucher@radiabeam.com
Title: Dr.
Phone: (310) 822-5845
Email: boucher@radiabeam.com
Research Institution
N/A
Abstract
Blood irradiators are commonly used around the world to treat blood to prevent Transfusion-associated Graft-Versus-Host-Disease, a possible side effect to transfusions. Most blood irradiators currently use Cs-137, which is a highly dangerous radioactive substance. The National Research Council has identified as a priority the replacement of such high-activity sources with alternative technologies, in order to prevent them from falling into the hands of terrorists for use in a Radiological Dispersal Device (
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