Hello Donna,
                       We have currently got an Energy Beam Microwave
Processor to evaluate and was wondering if you could e-mail me the 15 minute
processing schedule that you use for tissue of 1mm .Do you have a processing
schedule for tissue over 2mm in thickness also?if you prefer my tele No. is
44-28-38612540.

 Thanking you in advance
Ian Clarke
Histopathology / Cytology Department
Craigavon Area Hospital NHS Trust
Northern Ireland

-----Original Message-----
From: Willis, Donna <DonnaWillis@hmhs.com>
To: 'Clarke Ian' <clarke.ian@virgin.net>; HistoNet@pathology.swmed.edu
<HistoNet@pathology.swmed.edu>
Date: 17 May 2000 17:00
Subject: RE: Re - Microwave tissue processing


>Ian,
>We have 3 Energy Beam (now distributed through Microm) microwave and use
>them daily.  Any commercial microwave will work. The reason I suggest
>commercial is because of the venting.  You can process biopsy and cell
block
>samples in 15 minutes as long as the sample is no thicker than 1mm. If you
>have any questions you can contact me at the number below. I will be giving
>a workshop with Jan Minshew and Andi Grantham at NSH.  We will be
processing
>on at least 3 different instruments in the workshop.
>
>Donna Willis
>Histology Lab Manager
>Harris Methodist Fort Worth, Texas
>817-878-5644
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Clarke Ian [mailto:clarke.ian@virgin.net]
>Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2000 2:11 PM
>To: HistoNet@pathology.swmed.edu
>Subject: Re - Microwave tissue processing
>
>
>Dear Histonetters,
>                                Our Lab is in the process of examining the
>possibility of using a microwave tissue processor to enhance such things as
>breast screening i.e.. to give the result of a proper biopsy rather than
>relying solely on FNA 's .Does anyone know of a web site and source for a
>Micromed  Microwave processor or equivalent and does anyone use a Microwave
>tissue processor routinely.
>Thanking you in advance
>
>Ian Clarke
>Histopathology /Cytology Dept
>Craigavon Area hospital
>UK
>