As the medical device and pharmaceutical industries face pressure to phase out or move away from ethylene oxide, new ...

Configured to provide gamma dose rates over four orders of magnitude, the gamma irradiation facilities have been used extensively for food irradiation studies, developing optimized radiation doses for ...

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It prevents premature sprouting and ripening, and acts as a phytosanitary treatment to control insect pests in fruits and vegetables. Food irradiation involves ionizing radiation and uses X-rays, ...

EO processing and E-beam irradiation. The Nordion business provides Co-60 and gamma irradiators, which are the key components to the gamma sterilization process. The Nelson Labs business provides ...

This growth is largely driven by the increasing demand from the medical and healthcare sectors, particularly for the sterilization of healthcare equipment and the treatment of various ailments. The ...