Radiation Physics and Chemistry will publish a virtual special issue to honor Professor Olgun Güven of Hacettepe University in Ankara, Turkey on the occasion of his 75th birthday. One of the most prominent experts in radiation chemistry of polymers and an IMRP Laureate, Prof. Güven significantly...
The iia is pleased to welcome Johnson & Johnson as its latest new member. Johnson & Johnson (J&J) is the world’s largest and most broadly based healthcare company with more than 130,000 employees worldwide. The company is widely involved in the advancement of sterility assurance processes...
The iia has published the article ‘Medtech Sterilization by Electron Beam & X-rays’. The article summarises recent trends in the technology and uses of accelerators to sterilize medical devices and the increasing share that are expected to take among all sterilization modalities. The article was...
John Masefield passed on Monday, February 21, 2022, in Sarasota, Florida, at age 88 after a brief and courageous battle with congestive heart failure. His beloved wife Grace Masefield was by his side throughout. John was born on 17 July 1933 in Codsall, England. He was...
A mini review on the use of irradiation for vaccine development was just published online in Frontiers in Immunology. The review highlights the potential of ionizing radiation as a vaccine technology suitable against several pathogens causing diseases in various hosts species. This has been most...
In the April 2022 edition of Radiation Physics and Chemistry, already available online, an article written by Hans de Brouwer of the SABIC Technology and Innovation Division in the Netherlands compares the effects of gamma radiation and X-rays on the mechanical properties and color of...
The following article in Global Times highlights how irradiation can be used in cold-chain food distribution to combat COVID 19 transmission risks. The article also highlights how irradiation is used to treat healthcare products and in addressing environmental challenges associated with waste-water. Click this link to...
Our member BGS is participating in the HoT-BRo2 project of the Institute for Bioplastics and Biocomposites at Hannover University that aims to develop thermoplastic bioplastics and biocomposites suitable for use at high-temperatures. The purpose is to substitute oil-based plastics with bio-based plastics in the engine...
After Ahmedabad, a second gamma irradiation facility is about to go online in the central Indian city of Indore. Designed to process 5 tons per hour of dry sewage, this facility is part of the Swachh Bharat (clean India) program .Cobalt-60 has been loaded commissioning...
IBA (Ion Beam Applications S.A), today announced it has signed a contract for the installation of an irradiation cross-linking solution using IBA’s Rhodotron® technology with Mercury Plastics (“Mercury”) in Middlefield, OH, USA. The equipment will be used to enhance the properties of plastics, leading to...
John Logar, strategic leader and radiation sterilisation expert who has spent most of his career involved with ASTM serving in many roles including Chair of the ASTM Board of Directors and Steve Capmbell, acting President and CEO at AAMI, joined the SfSAP board on 11 January...
Rosatom Healthcare JSC is part of the Russian pavilion at the Dubai EXPO where they organised a discussion on "non energy applications of nuclear technology for addressing global challenges". The discussion was held yesterday, 18 January and centred around three key issues: Nuclear Medicine Radiation Sterilisation Non...
