Dosimetry for quality assurance in electron-beam sterilization of medical devices.
During recent years, electron-beamed sterilization has quickly moved towards being able to compete with gamma-radiation sterilization, particularly now that several companies are offering high-power accelerators that can deliver electron beams with energies of 10 MeV; these beams are powerful enough to penetrate most medical devices. This article describes the role of dosimetry and the procedures used in the quality assurance and documentation required for electron-beam sterilization.
International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, Austria.
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D004583:Electrons; D004866:Equipment Contamination; D004864:Equipment and Supplies / Q000592:standards*; D005060:Europe; D006801:Humans; D010315:Particle Accelerators; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000592:standards*; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D011839:Radiation, Ionizing; D013242:Sterilization / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards