đź“… Thursday 16 April, 2026 đź•’ 4pm BST (5pm CEST, 8am PST, 10am CST, 11am EST) đź”— Microsoft Teams:Â Register here The iia is pleased to invite you to participate in the next Science and Engineering of Radiation Processing (SERP) meeting. SERP meetings are designed to create a platform...
IONISOS, a member of iia, has been working with partners on the development of 2 interesting applications of gamma irradiation. The first project involves the gamma irradiation of natural fibres that can be used to reinforce composite materials. This technology is an alternative to chemical or...
The RADNEXT project, funded by the European Union's Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme has now been launched. RADNEXT stands for RADiation facility Network for the EXploration of effects for indusTry and research. The main project objective is to create a network of facilities, develop...
A Request for Quotation for the Procurement of a self-shielded LINACÂ is solicited by the Office of Procurement Services, Department of Management, International Atomic Energy Agency. The energy will be 500 keV to 2 MeV and the beam power 1 kW or higher. The machine will...
The EU-supported project I.FAST has announced a traineeship programme to support knowledge transfer between laboratories and industry. The programme offers the opportunity for an early-career engineer or technician working at a European industrial company to work as trainee at one of the I.FAST European Accelerator Development Laboratories for...
The Organizing Committee of the 3rd Medical Device Sterilization Workshop is pleased to announce the next meeting for stakeholders exploring accelerator-based sterilization alternatives, “Medical Device Sterilization: Understanding the Possibilities.” This virtual meeting will take place in the mornings (CDT) on September 22, 23, & 24, 2021....
The International Irradiation Association (iia) is seeking applications from those who would like to join a small team who are responsible for the development and implementation of Association initiatives. The iia represents a diverse international community of organisations involved in the science and use of ionising...
The 'Ad Hoc Meeting of Stakeholder States Involved with Technological Alternatives to High-Risk Radioactive Sources' was held between 14 and 18 June 2021. The meeting sponsored by the United States, France and Germany but attracts international participation. Participants exchanged views and shared experiences on transitioning to alternative...
On June 14, 2021 the US National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine in Washington DC released the report titled Radioactive Sources: Applications and Alternative Technologies. The iia contributed to this report in various forms. Chapter 5 deals with radioactive sources and alternative technologies for medical...
Click on the following link to access the June 2021 Newsletter...
The IAEA recently hosted a virtual workshop to promote the beneficial applications or irradiation technologies. The International Irradiation Association and a number of iia members were in attendance and presented at the meeting. An IAEA article about the event can be found via this link: IAEA...
On May 5, 2021, Frank-Holm Rögner from our member the Fraunhofer Institute for Organic Electronics, Electron Beam and Plasma Technology FEP and several colleagues from the Fraunhofer Institutes IZI and IPA in Leipzig and Stuttgart (Germany).received the Joseph von Fraunhofer Prize for “Human- and Environment-Centered...
The Industrial Irradiation Association (iia) just released a Guide for Prospective Buyers of Accelerators for Sterilization of Medical Devices. This document is the collective work of the International Irradiation Association and several of its members. It should be especially useful to medical device manufacturers considering an...
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) have released a book reviewing major progress in the use of a nuclear technique to suppress agricultural pests and insect outbreaks that have become more frequent due to...
Sciray Co. Ltd. a subsidiary of Nuctech, a member of iia, is a company based in Beijing that was formed as a spin-off from the Tsinghua University. Nuctech is one of the world’s leading suppliers of vehicles, cargo and baggage inspection systems based on radiation...
Team Nablo have published the results of research to compare the effects of gamma, electron beam and X-ray on single use blood collection devices with plastic components. Click here to access the paper published in Radiation Physics and Chemistry. ...
Radiation processing can broadly be defined as the “intentional irradiation of products or materials to preserve, modify or improve their characteristics” (ASTM E3083). Applications include the irradiation of blood products, the treatment of foodstuffs, the sterilization of medical devices and the modification of polymers and...
