$2.4 million; 12,000 sf; emergency center with Triage, Treatment rooms, Ambulance Drop-off, Trauma rooms, Imaging Services (CT and X-ray), Stat Lab, Occupational Medicine, On Call, Decontamination room, Psych holding room and, Support Spaces.
The Center houses new, state-of-the-art, research and imaging equipment to be used by students and faculty for collaborative research. New equipment accommodated in the center includes a transmission electron microscopy system with ultra high atomic resolution capabilities.; 7.0 tesla small bore research MRI system; 600 Mhz 14.1 tesla research Nuclear Magnetic Resonance system; and, 3.0 tesla clinical research MRI system; 9,000 sf; $2,546,000.
This room allows researchers to test an innovative approach to treating spinal tumors. A computed tomography (CT) machine-”CT on rails” – is in the same treatment suite as the linear accelerator, so that radiation oncologists can instantly adjust radiation beams to account for any changes in tumor location, no matter how small.
Patients remain immobilized on the same treatment table while the CT on rails moves about the table to confirm tumor location. Previously, stereotactic spine radiation was not possible because the CT scan was done in a separate room, increasing the chances that the treatment area may shift. Combining stereotactic treatment with near simultaneous CT imaging ensures pinpoint accuracy in aiming radiation beams.
X-Ray and Imaging Departments
Ben Taub Hospital
Matagorda County Hospital
Physicians Hospital East, El Paso
Texas Orthopedic Hospital
Center for Advanced Biomedical Imaging
Memorial Hermann Heart and Vascular Institute
Memorial Hermann Wellness Center
Memorial Hermann Health Center, Sugar Land
Children’s Memorial Hermann Imaging Center
Cornerstone Hospital, Edinburg
Kell West Regional Hospital, Wichita Falls
Cyclotron
MD Anderson Cancer Center (MDACC) for Advanced Biomedical Imaging Research; 2008
MetroNational 4,500 sf renovation to house a cyclotron, radiopharmacy and laboratory; 2002
Electron Microscope
Health Science Center – Houston transmission electron microscopy system with ultra high atomic resolution capabilities; 2004
MRI
MDACC Tan Basement Research Building; Renovation of 566 sf support space for a 4.7 Tesla Small Bore Animal Research MRI.
MDACC BrainSUITE; 2006
Health Science Center – Houston 7.0 tesla small bore research MRI system and 3.0 tesla clinical research MRI system; 2004
NMR
UTMB Research Facilities Expansion, Building 17; 2006
Texas A&M Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Facility, new 20,000 sf to house 6 machines including 900 MHz instrument as the cornerstone of the department; 2007
MDACC El Rio Laboratories, Phase I and III; 2002
Health Science Center – Houston 600 Mhz 14.1 tesla research NMR System; 2004
CT Scanners
MDACC Stereotactic Spine Radiotherapy Suite: 2001
MDACC G3.3621 (Alkek Level 3 Vascular and Interventional Radiology – CT); $230,600; Renovation of existing procedure rooms and support spaces for new Siemens Scanner equipment; 2003
MDACC G3.3625 (Alkek Level 3 Vascular and Interventional Radiology – CT); 2004; $150,300; Renovation of existing procedure rooms and support spaces for new Siemens Scanner equipment; 2004
MDACC AcQsim CT Scanner (Blue Zone Imaging Center); 2002; $435,000; Renovation of 2,400 sf for Large Bore Marconi AcQsim CT Scanner, control room, reading rooms and waiting room; 2002
Ben Taub Hospital; Renovation of 1,850 sf to accomodate new imaging equipment; 2006