Developing and Understanding a Hospital-Based Proton Facility: Bringing Physics into Medicine

2007 ◽  
Vol 6 (4_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
James M. Slater
Keyword(s):  
United States Army ◽  
The United States ◽  
Advanced Technology ◽  
Treatment Center ◽  
Technology Research ◽  
Loma Linda University ◽  
Proton Treatment ◽  
Army Medical Research ◽  
Educational Offering ◽  
Radiation Medicine

From October 18 to 20, 2006, a symposium, Developing and Understanding a Hospital-based Proton Facility: Bringing Physics Into Medicine, was held at the Renaissance Esmeralda Resort and Spa, Indian Wells, California. The event was offered by the Department of Radiation Medicine at Loma Linda University (LLU), supported by the Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center (TATRC) and the United States Army Medical Research and Materiel Command (USAMRMC). The meeting was intended to discuss factors involved in planning, developing, and operating a hospital-based proton treatment center. It brought together some of the most distinguished physicists, radiation biologists, and radiation oncologists in the world, and more than 100 individuals participated in the three-day educational offering. This overview reports on the event and introduces several papers written by many of the speakers from their presentations, for publication in this issue of Technology in Cancer Research and Treatment. Both the symposium and the papers are appropriate for this journal: exploitation of technology was one of the underlying themes of the symposium.

Advanced Technology Programs for Small Turboshaft Engines: Past, Present, Future

1991 ◽  
Vol 113 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-39 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. T. Johnson ◽  
H. Lindsay
Keyword(s):  
United States Army ◽  
High Performance ◽  
The United States ◽  
Modern Technology ◽  
Advanced Technology ◽  
Gas Generator ◽  
Turbine Engine ◽  
Technology Programs ◽  
Aircraft Propulsion System ◽  
Year 2000

This paper addresses approximately 15 years of advanced technology programs sponsored by the United States Army Aviation Applied Technology Directorate and its predecessor organizations and conducted by GE Aircraft Engines (GEAE). Included in these programs is the accomplishment of (1) the 1500 shp demonstrator (GE12), which led to the 1700, and (2) the 5000 shp Modern Technology Demonstrator Engine (MTDE/GE27). Also included are several advanced technology component programs that have been completed or are ongoing through the early 1990s. The goals for the next generation of tri-service small advanced gas generator demonstration programs are shown. A prediction is thus made of the advancements required to fulfill the aircraft propulsion system established by the DoD/NASA Integrated High-Performance Turbine Engine Technology (IHPTET) initiative through the year 2000.

A case of tramadol dependence and successful treatment with buprenorphine/naloxone

2013 ◽  
Vol 3 (6) ◽  
pp. 283-285 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicole Cupples ◽  
Troy A. Moore
Keyword(s):  
United States Army ◽  
Outpatient Treatment ◽  
The United States ◽  
Treatment Center ◽  
Agonist Activity ◽  
Opioid Agonist ◽  
Mu Opioid ◽  
Time On The Market ◽  
Continued Use ◽  
Quality Evidence

Tramadol, a synthetic, centrally acting analgesic with weak mu-opioid agonist activity, is often prescribed as an alternative to opioids due to its negligible abuse potential. Although the potential for the abuse of tramadol appeared low when the medication first became available, findings have demonstrated increased rates of abuse with extended time on the market. This case report details the addiction to tramadol of a 39-year-old female serving in the United States Army. At the height of her addiction, she was consuming an average of 1400mg tramadol daily. Eventually the patient entered into residential inpatient treatment for 28 days at our facility. During this time she was successfully titrated to buprenorphine 8mg/naloxone 2mg daily while maintaining abstinence. Patient care transitioned to the outpatient treatment center during which she maintained sobriety with the continued use of buprenorphine/naloxone. This case adds to previous reports of the increasing abuse of tramadol and the need for quality evidence on successful treatments for this escalating concern.

scholarly journals Garrett GTP50-1 Multipurpose Small Power Unit Technology Demonstrator Program

1991 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. E. Annati ◽  
J. R. Smyth
Keyword(s):  
Power Systems ◽  
United States Army ◽  
Power Unit ◽  
High Reliability ◽  
Development Program ◽  
The United States ◽  
Advanced Technology ◽  
Small Power ◽  
Auxiliary Power ◽  
Manufacturing Technologies

The Multipurpose Small Power Unit (MPSPU) Advanced Development Program is providing the United States Army and other Department of Defense branches with advanced technology for current and future auxiliary power units (APUs)/secondary power systems (SPSs) in aircraft, combat vehicles, and mobile shelters. The design includes low specific fuel consumption (SFC), weight and volume, acquisition and life cycle costs (LCC), and high reliability and durability. The Garrett Auxiliary Power Division (GAPD) Model GTP50-1 MPSPU has demonstrated major advances in small gas turbine power unit design and manufacturing technologies. Component test rigs have completed extensive development testing. Power unit operation of 214 hours, with 557 starts, has been accumulated. Power unit and rig testing has demonstrated program goals and identified areas for continued technical development. The program has demonstrated 77.6 kW (104 shp), corrected to sea level standard day, at an SFC of 0.5 kg/kW-hr (0.8 lb/hp-hr).

A Survey of Biosafety and Biosecurity Practices in the United States Army Medical Research Unit-Kenya (USAMRU-K)

2014 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 28-34 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bonventure W. Juma ◽  
Meshack Wadegu ◽  
Albina Makio ◽  
Ronald Kirera ◽  
Fredrick Eyase ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Medical Research ◽  
United States Army ◽  
The United States ◽  
Research Unit ◽  
Army Medical ◽  
Army Medical Research ◽  
Biosecurity Practices

Development and Operation of the Loma Linda University Medical Center Proton Facility

2007 ◽  
Vol 6 (4_suppl) ◽  
pp. 67-72 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jerry D. Slater
Keyword(s):  
Medical Center ◽  
Scientific Basis ◽  
Clinical Applications ◽  
Early Years ◽  
Treatment Center ◽  
Proton Radiation ◽  
Clinical Utilization ◽  
Loma Linda University ◽  
Proton Treatment ◽  
New Applications

The Proton Treatment Center at Loma Linda University Medical Center, the world's first hospital-based proton facility, opened in 1990 after two decades of development. Its early years were marked by a deliberately cautious approach in clinical utilization of protons, with intent to establish hospital-based proton therapy on a scientific basis. The facility was designed to be upgradeable, and development since 1990 has proceeded in three distinct phases of upgrades, both in technology and clinical applications. Upgrades continue, all of them based on an underlying program of basic and clinical research; future new applications of proton radiation therapy are expected to follow.

The proton treatment center at Loma Linda University Medical Center: Rationale for and description of its development

1992 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 383-389 ◽  
Author(s):  
James M. Slater ◽  
John O. Archambeau ◽  
Daniel W. Miller ◽  
Michael I. Notarus ◽  
William Preston ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Center ◽  
Treatment Center ◽  
Loma Linda University ◽  
Proton Treatment

scholarly journals Advanced Technology Programs for Small Turboshaft Engines: Past, Present, Future

1990 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edward T. Johnson ◽  
Howard Lindsay
Keyword(s):  
United States Army ◽  
High Performance ◽  
The United States ◽  
Modern Technology ◽  
Advanced Technology ◽  
Gas Generator ◽  
Turbine Engine ◽  
Technology Programs ◽  
Aircraft Propulsion System ◽  
Year 2000

This paper addresses approximately 15 years of advanced technology programs sponsored by the United States Army Aviation Applied Technology Directorate and its predecessor organizations and conducted by GE Aircraft Engines (GEAE). Included in these programs is the accomplishment of (1) the 1,500 shp demonstrator (GE12) which led to the T700, and (2) the 5,000 shp Modern Technology Demonstrator Engine (MTDE/GE27). Also included are several advanced technology component programs which have been completed or are ongoing through the early 1990’s. The goals for the next generation of tri-service small advanced gas generator demonstration programs are shown. A prediction is thus made of the advancements required to fulfill the aircraft propulsion system established by the DoD/NASA Integrated High Performance Turbine Engine Technology (IHPTET) initiative through the year 2000.

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