STERIS, a member of the iia, has announced the completion of a new electron beam (e-beam) processing facility in Montreal, Canada. This expansion increases the company’s radiation processing capacity in Canada, supports the growing cannabis industry, and complements its existing e-beam and gamma processing capabilities already...
Nordion, a member of the iia, has started a series of informative social media posts on their LinkedIn page which aims to debunk myths about Cobalt-60, and highlight its diverse and important uses in the world today. The first instalment of their series spotlights the vital...
The French not-for-profit association France Rayonnements Ionisants was officially formed in Fontenay-aux-Roses on October 1, 2024. Its aim is to bring together French players (companies, universities, public organisations, administration, research centers, technical centers, consultants, manufacturers, suppliers, users, etc.) in the field of ionizing radiation (gamma, X-rays, electron...
STERIS, a member of iia, has announced the construction of a new electron beam processing facility in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. This electron beam will be dedicated to processing cannabis products grown and distributed in Canada. Demand for both medical and recreational cannabis in Canada has accelerated...
BGS Beta-Gamma-Service GmbH & Co. KG (BGS), a member of the iia based in Germany, has announced its expansion into the US market. Trading as BGS US LLC, the company will be headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The recently constructed facility is scheduled to go online in mid-2025...
BGS Beta-Gamma-Service GmbH & Co. KG (BGS), a member of iia and sponsor of IMRP 2024, has released its new website with improved content and a cleaner design. BGS, located at three sites in Germany, apply both gamma and e-beam technology and is a leading expert...
Sterigenics, member of iia, are hosting a webinar ‘Gamma: Sustainable Sterilization for the Long Term’ on 18 September 2024. The webinar will supply details of both the global supply chain for Cobalt-60 and the sustainability of gamma irradiation as a sterilisation modality. Registration and the...
Wuxi El Pont, a member of the iia, has signed a strategic agreement with AkzoNobel to develop a pioneering process that uses e-beam technology to cure coatings on metal substrates. It was noted that e-beam offers several advantages over traditional curing methods, including lower energy...
STERIS, a member of iia, has announced the construction of a new electron beam facility in London, Ontario, Canada. This facility will be dedicated to processing cannabis products grown and distributed in Canada. This new radiation processing facility complements STERIS’s existing gamma irradiation services offered...
STERIS, member of the iia, has announced completion of the expansion of its Libertyville, Illinois, USA facility to include X-ray processing. This expansion will support medical device and pharmaceutical manufacturing by providing increased capacity and a technology neutral radiation processing offering. In addition to X-ray and...
Radiation Physics and Chemistry recently published a paper describing PUFFIn, a new user-friendly interface using the PENELOPE Monte Carlo code, designed to calculate dose distributions in materials. PUFFIn, the Penelope User-Friendly Fast Interface, aids radiation modeling for educational and preliminary analysis purposes. It allows users...
The China Isotope & Radiation Corporation (CIRC), a member of iia, has won a contract to supply a gamma irradiation facility to the Bangladesh Institute of Nuclear Agriculture (BINA). This is the first such project commissioned by a foreign government to CIRC and is expected...
E-Beam Services, member of the iia based in the USA, announces the introduction of ‘EBXL’, an optimised dedicated crosslinking solution tailored for cable, sheet, and foam manufacturers. The new offering will use a 2 Mev electron beam accelerator and will commence operations in the Fall...
The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) has announced the decision to amend Ontario Power Generation’s (OPG’s) power reactor operating licence for the Darlington Nuclear Generating Station (NGS) to authorise the production of cobalt-60. The licence will be amended to include production of cobalt-60 and other activities...
Following the recent article in Phys.org that introduces the development of a new type of electron beam accelerator for medical device sterilisation, a further update has been issued by Fermilab. The update refers to the IARC’s (Illinois Accelerator Research Centre) roadmap to develop high power accelerators...
Due to its growing importance, there is much interest world-wide in sustainability, including in the radiation processing industry. A number of companies and organisations are undertaking sustainability studies and have already made presentations on what they have learnt. To reflect this interest and importance, a Sustainability...
Arthur Dumba, General Manager of the iia, recently participated in the latest ASTM Committee E61 on Radiation Processing meeting and has provided updates from attendees. ASTM The most recent ASTM Committee E61 meeting was held virtually, 6 – 8 May 2024. Committee E61 on Radiation Processing is...
