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Re: Gamma Irradiators
a) Today there are more than 200, as we can learn at
http://www.iaea.or.at/worldatom/Press/Newsbriefs/1994/newsv09n4.html
"Other applications reviewed at the conference included the use of radiation
technologies for sterilizing packaged medical supplies and related products.
Worldwide, more than 40% of these products presently are being sterilized
using radiation technology, it was reported, with 180 gamma irradiators and
about 20 electron beam accelerators in service around the world. Radiation
sterilization is now a major technology for the manufacture of sterile
health care products. More information may be obtained from the IAEA
Division of Human Health and its Division of Industrial Applications and
Chemistry"
Also there are 2 IAEA Manual in very simple language
Manual on gamma self-contained irradiators (Categories I and III) (Rev. 1)
IAEA-PRSM-7
Manual on panoramic gamma irradiators (Categories II and IV) (Rev. 1)
IAEA-PRSM-8
Also a Safety Guide for Regulatory Authory and User
RADIATION SAFETY OF GAMMA AND ELECTRON IRRADIATION FACILITIES, Safety Series
107 (1992)
To specific question I suggest write to
Mr. Lothar Wedekind, Chief Editor, IAEA Division of Public Information
L.Wedekind@iaea.org <L.Wedekind@iaea.org>
ask him the two Manual I think is free of charge
I have among my files an IAEA doc - Facts about food irradiation 1.20 MB, 53
pages in pdf format if you are interested I can send to you.
Besides IAEA, GO TO
b)Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI). Very interesting page on general overview
the uses os radioactive material.
www.nei.org/doc.asp?catnum=3&catid=191
There you will find - Irradiation and radiation processing (180 gamma
irradiators in the world)
c) Nordion homepage http://www.mds.nordion.com/
Nordion is the leading supplier of gamma irradiation technology used in
medical and industrial applications worldwide.
Jose Julio Rozental
joseroze@netvision.net.il
Israel
----- Original Message -----
From: Larry Boing <lboing@ANL.GOV>
To: <radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu>
Sent: Monday, October 07, 2002 8:24 PM
Subject: Gamma Irradiators
Looking for a worldwide compilation of gamma irradiators. Is there any IAEA
or other sources out there?
Lawrence E. Boing
Argonne National Laboratory
Decommissioning Program
9700 South Cass Avenue, Bldg 362
Argonne, IL 60439-4815
Phone 630.252.6729
Fax 630.252.5287
e-mail: lboing@anl.gov
Check out these decommissioning web sites!
http://www.td.anl.gov/D&D/
http://www.era.anl.gov/dandd/index.html
http://www.orau.gov/ddsc/
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