RARAF was conceived by Victor P Bond and Harald H Rossi in the late 1960s.
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11 Facts About RARAF
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RARAF operated at BNL from 1967 until 1980, when it was dismantled to make room for the ISABELLE project, a very large accelerator which was never completed.
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The new RARAF has been routinely operating for research since mid-1984.
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RARAF was one of the first three microbeam facilities to be built, and it is the only original microbeam facility still in operation.
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RARAF microbeam is adding an x-ray microbeam using characteristic Ka x rays from Ti.
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RARAF is a user facility for biologists interested in performing microbeam studies.
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The prominent theme of research undertaken using the RARAF microbeam is damage signal transduction, both within cells and between cells, which is of interest due in part to the discovery of the radiation-induced bystander effect.
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RARAF is developing various microfluidic devices which add to the irradiation capabilities of the facility.
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RARAF has implemented a microfluidic platform for the immobilization of Caenorhabditis elegans during microbeam irradiation.
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RARAF has trained scientists at all levels: high school students, undergraduates, graduate students, post docs, and senior scientists.
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RARAF is an active participant in the Columbia University Research Experience for Undergraduates program.
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