Food irradiation using bremsstrahlung X-rays

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 68, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 963-974

  Miller, R B ^a  

^a SureBeam Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Electron accelerators; Food irradiation; X rays

Indexed keywords

DOSIMETRY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; X RAYS;

FOOD IRRADIATION;

RADIATION;

BREMS RADIATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DENSITY; DEVICE; EMPIRICISM; ENERGY; EXPERIMENT; FOOD; FOOD IRRADIATION; GEOMETRY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MASS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; RADIATION ABSORPTION; RADIATION DEPTH DOSE; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION PROCESSING; RADIATION SCATTERING; X RAY; X RAY DOSE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0344011523     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2003.06.002     Document Type: Conference Paper

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