Twenty years of radiation sterilization in Croatia

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 71, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 597-602

  Ražem, Dušan ^a  

^a RUDER BO KOVI INSTITUTE   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Croatia; Disposable medical supplies; Food irradiation; Radiation sterilization

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL EQUIPMENT; DRUG PRODUCTS; STERILIZATION (CLEANING); THROUGHPUT;

CROATIA; RADIATION STERILIZATION;

RADIATION HAZARDS;

COSMETIC; GELATIN;

CONFERENCE PAPER; CROATIA; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FOOD; IRRADIATION; PASTEURIZATION; RADIATION STERILIZATION;

EID: 4143069272     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2004.03.037     Document Type: Conference Paper

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