The Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute (AFRRI), an element of the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS), is the primary national resource for research and development of countermeasures to radiological injury. It is a tri-service laboratory chartered in 1961 to conduct research in the field of radiobiology and related matters essential to the operational and medical support of the DOD and the military services. AFRRI collaborates with other governmental facilities, academic institutions, and civilian laboratories in the United States and other countries. Its findings have broad military and civilian applications.

AFRRI has just acquired a high-end linear accelerator Elekta Infinity and a high-end CT scanner Philips Brilliance Big Bore to enhance its capabilities in radiobiological experiments. Introduction of these machines into service requires their formal acceptance and commissioning by a highly qualified medical physicist.

Additional information regarding USU and its mission can be found on our website: www.usuhs.mil.

Additional information regarding AFRRI and its mission can be found on our website: http://www.usuhs.mil/afrri/

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