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10 February, 2025
We want to hear from you: iia Member Survey
Fill out the iia Member Survey here → Help shape the future of the iia by sharing your thoughts in our quick member survey. Your feedback helps to guide the focus and direction of iia so that we continue to meet your needs. If you have any questions...
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23 November, 2023
Review of iia Gamma Irradiation Webinar
On 2nd November the iia hosted its webinar ‘GAMMA IRRADIATION for Today and the Future’. The webinar focused on three topical issues that are important to gamma irradiation today and for the future: cobalt-60, sustainability and cybersecurity. Martin Comben of iia introduced the topics and explained...
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14 July, 2023
New iia Team Structure
The iia is evolving as senior members of the management team retire and new members join iia. This communication explains the changes that are taking place and how iia is expanding and strengthening its operational capabilities and focus. These changes will ensure that iia will...
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28 June, 2023
Cobalt-60: Investing for the Future of Gamma Sterilization
On 27th June 2023 Nordion (a Sotera Health company) held their webinar ‘Cobalt-60: Investing for the Future of Gamma Sterilization’. Nordion's Richard Wiens, Director of Business Development & Strategic Supply, discussed the global supply chain and efforts to expand Cobalt-60 production. The webinar opened with an introduction to...
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02 April, 2023
Isotopes for Hope
James Scongack of Bruce Power gave a keynote presentation at IMRP18 in Vancouver. Several years later the International Irradiation Association (iia) was one of a small number of organisations that supported the formation of the Canadian Nuclear Isotope Council (CNIC). Today iia continues to support...
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September, 2022
The Development of Radiation Processing in Latin America and Caribbean Region
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18 August, 2022
Electron Beam Processing of Materials
The Special Issue on Electron Beam Processing of Materials brings together scientists working at universities, research institutes, laboratories, and various industries to discuss state-of-the-art research on material processing using electron beam methods for different applications. The methods and devices based on the use of electron beams for material processing are...
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17 February, 2022
Irradiation for vaccine development
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...
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15 February, 2022
Compared effects of gamma and X-rays on medical device materials
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...
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11 January, 2022
Announcements regarding the development of Cobalt-60 production
Two announcements were made last month about the signing of memorandums of understanding to develop the production of Cobalt-60 at pressurized water reactors (PWRs). These announcements are as follows: Westinghouse and EDF Collaborate in Life-Saving Nuclear Medical Applications: https://info.westinghousenuclear.com/news/westinghouse-edf-mou-cobalt-60 Framatome partners with Exelon Generation to strengthen long-term supply...
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