Advances in Electron Beam and X-ray Technologies for Food Irradiation

Food Irradiation Research and Technology: Second Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 9-27

  Cleland, Marshall R ^a  

^a IBA Industrial Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Dose distributions; Electron accelerators; Electron beams; Gamma rays; Irradiation facilities; Processing rates; Radiation processing; X rays

Indexed keywords

EID: 84887245504     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781118422557.ch2     Document Type: Chapter

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