AW: X-ray irradiation

["Franz Schoenhofer" <franz.schoenhofer@CHELLO.AT>]

Ned,



Not being a specialist in this field I can only answer one of your

questions, namely the "relative advantages": When you switch the X-ray

irradiator off, it does not emit any ionizing radiation. You have no

troubles with transport of sources, changes of sources, disposal etc.



Regards,



Franz

    -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----

    Von: owner-radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu

[mailto:owner-radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu]Im Auftrag von Ned Naylor

    Gesendet: Montag, 10. Mai 2004 20:07

    An: radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu

    Betreff: X-ray irradiation





    Hi all,







    I’m trying to find information regarding X-ray irradiators and their

relative advantages and shortcomings to gamma-source irradiators.  Is

current X-ray irradiation technology capable of satisfying the irradiation

needs of large-scale blood banks and other medical facilities?   Or, are

traditional cesium-137 and cobalt-60 irradiators at their maximum curie

levels capable of irradiating, for instance, more blood bags per minute than

X-ray alternatives?  Also, what does the X-ray irradiation market look like?

Do these devices present better economic alternatives to gamma-source

irradiators, as far as maintanence and disposal costs, prices, and energy

consumption are concerned?







    Thank you very much.







    Sincerely,







    Ned Naylor







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