title: Dose characterization of the rad source 2400 X-ray irradiator for oyster pasteurization.
abstract: The RS 2400's cylindrical X-ray source yields dose rates high enough to allow the irradiator to replace widely used gamma irradiators. Except for the leftmost 5 cm, beam uniformity is within 10% at the tube surface. At maximum operating parameters, the beam has HVL(1)=13.66 mm aluminum, HC=0.47, and hv(eq)=88.5 keV. Maximum dose rates to tissue are 65 Gy min(-1)+/-3.1% at tube surface, 37 Gy min(-1)+/-3.1% at center of canisters, 14.1 Gy min(-1)+/-6.5% for thin-shelled oysters, and 12.3 Gy min(-1)+/-6.2% for thick-shelled oysters.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-3133, USA. jenkoop@gmail.com
authors.forename: Jennifer Koop
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Wagner
authors.forename: Jeff A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Dillon
authors.forename: Eugene K
authors.initials: EK
authors.lastname: Blythe
authors.forename: John R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Ford
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005514:Food Irradiation / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D010125:Ostreidae / Q000528:radiation effects*; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D013242:Sterilization / Q000379:methods*; D014965:X-Rays