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INDUSTRIAL IRRADIATOR [1 record]

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Record 1 - external organization data 2006-01-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radiological Physics (Theory and Application)
  • Food Preservation and Canning
  • Microbiology and Parasitology
  • Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
CONT

Sterilization. A source of intense radiation is used in industrial irradiators to destroy microorganisms on a variety of products, such as disposable medical goods, passing through the device. The radiation penetrates both the products and their packaging without making them radioactive.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique radiologique et applications
  • Conservation des aliments et conserverie
  • Microbiologie et parasitologie
  • Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
CONT

Les irradiateurs industriels peuvent stériliser différents produits et leur emballage, comme les instruments médicaux jetables, en les soumettant à [un rayonnement intense] sans les rendre radioactifs.

CONT

Un irradiateur alimentaire industriel a des murs de béton de 2 m d'épaisseur.

Spanish

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