How gamma radiation processing systems are benefiting from the latest advances in information technology

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 57, Issue 3-6, 2000, Pages 581-585

  Gibson, Wayne H ^a   Levesque, Daniel ^a  

^a MDS Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

Automation; Information technology; Intranets; Network; NorTRACK(TM); Parametric release; Process control; Programmable logic control; Software; Validation

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; COMPUTER CONTROL; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; DOSIMETRY; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INTERFACES (COMPUTER); INTRANETS; LOCAL AREA NETWORKS; PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC CONTROLLERS; SCADA SYSTEMS;

PARAMETRIC RELEASE; REAL TIME SENSOR; TRENDING ANALYSIS; USER FRIENDLY GRAPHICS INTERFACES;

GAMMA RAYS;

AUTOMATION; COMPUTER NETWORK; COMPUTER SYSTEM; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROL SYSTEM; COST CONTROL; DOSIMETRY; GAMMA IRRADIATION; INDUSTRY; MANAGEMENT; MONITORING; OPERATOR; PROCESS CONTROL; RADIATION APPLICATOR; TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 0034069440     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-806X(99)00482-X     Document Type: Conference Paper

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