Radiological safety of food irradiation with high energy X-rays: Theoretical expectations and experimental evidence

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 169-183

  Gregoire O ^a   Cleland, M R ^a   Mittendorfer, J ^b   Dababneh, S ^c   Ehlermann, D A E ^d   Fan, X ^e   Kappeler F ^c   Logar, J ^f   Meissner, J ^g   Mullier, B ^a   Stichelbaut, F ^a   Thayer, D W ^e  

^a IBA Group   (Belgium)

^b High Tech Consulting   (Austria)

^c KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^d FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF NUTRITION AND FOOD   (Germany)

^e AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^f Ion Beam Applications   (United States)

^g Meissner Consulting GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOSIMETRY; ELECTRONS; IRRADIATION; PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; X RAYS;

RADIATION EXPOSURE;

MEATS;

ARTICLE; ELECTRON; ELECTRON ACCELERATOR; EVALUATION; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD IRRADIATION; INGESTION; MEAT; NEUTRON; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RISK FACTOR; THEORETICAL STUDY; UNITED STATES; X IRRADIATION; X RAY;

EID: 0242669226     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-806X(02)00410-3     Document Type: Article

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