Radiological safety of medical devices sterilized with X-rays at 7.5 MeV

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 149-167

  Gregoire O ^a   Cleland, M R ^a   Mittendorfer, J ^b   Vander Donckt, M ^a   Meissner, J ^c  

^a IBA Group   (Belgium)

^b High Tech Consulting   (Austria)

^c Meissner Consulting GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOSIMETRY; ELECTRON BEAMS; GAMMA RAYS; GERMANIUM; IRRADIATION; RADIOACTIVITY; SPECTROMETERS; STERILIZATION (CLEANING); X RAYS;

GAMMA RAY SPECTROMETERS;

BIOMEDICAL EQUIPMENT;

GERMANIUM; TANTALUM;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; DEVICE; ELECTRON BEAM; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GAMMA IRRADIATION; GAMMA RADIATION; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; NEUTRON; PUBLIC HEALTH; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOACTIVITY; SAFETY; SIMULATION; STATISTICAL MODEL; THEORETICAL MODEL; X RAY;

EID: 0242500818     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-806X(02)00409-7     Document Type: Article

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