Radiation technology

Raj, P. K. 1982. MIT-GRI Safety Res. Workshop, LNG-fires, Combustion and Radiation, Technology Management Systems, Inc., Mass. 

Cross-linking of polymers is done routinely by radiation technology. The factors influencing the cross-linking or the efficiency of cross-linking of polymeric materials are ... 

EB radiation-cured PVC film surface induces a big improvement in tensile strength and excellent printing ink adhesion and adhesive receptance [302]. PVC foams containing plasticizers, thermally activated blowing agents, cross-linkers, and heat stabilizers have been manufactured by EB radiation technology [303]. 

In 1997, the economic scale of radiation usage was estimated to be 119 billion (1.4% ofGDP) in the United States and 52 billion ( 1 = 121 yen) (1.2% ofGDP) in Japan. In the United States, the use of radiation technology not only in industry but also in medicine is significantly advanced. The usage in agriculture is relatively small compared to those in... 

Proper control of food irradiation applications should fulfill the requirements for both food technologies and radiation technologies. Application of well-established methods for measurement of absorbed radiation dose and the dose distribution helps to provide assurance that the radiation treatment is both effective and legally correct [133]. Computer tomography (CT) can provide detailed, high-resolution, and accurate dose maps for any arbitrary product and package configurations [134]. Such dose maps are an essential part of process validation. 

In addition to economic feasibility, radiation processing is less energy consumptive than other decontamination techniques—an increasingly encouraging feature of radiation technology [150]. 

Bradley, R., Radiation Technology Handbook, Marcel Dekker, New York, 1984, p.37 (1983). 

---