The development of products made from heat sensitive materials necessitated the availability of 'cold' sterilization. lonizing radiation, using gamma rays or electron beam are such processes, for use in all healthcare manufacturing, medical device and food industries.
~ Introduction
~ Sterilizing radiation - gamma processing, electron beam, ionization, DNA
~ Ionizing radiation
~ The technology
~ Radioactive decay
~ The process
~ The sterilizing dose
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