Development of Electron Beam and X Ray Applications for Food Irradiation

INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY

Final Report of a Coordinated Research Project

IAEA-TECDOC-2008

English IAEA-TECDOC-2008 | 978-92-0-137022-8

370 pages | 9 figures | € 18.00 | Date published: 2022

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Gamma irradiation of food is a simple, reliable, and mature technology. However, more use of alternative irradiation technologies, based on electrically generated sources, would help complement the available capacity. Electron beams and X rays generated from electricity are technologies that avoid the procurement, transport, storage, disposal, and safeguarding issues associated with the use of radioisotopes. Arising from an IAEA coordinated research project, this publication reports on research to develop new tools in food irradiation and to rapidly ascertain treatment parameters before irradiation, including high energy (MeV) and low energy (keV) electron beam and X ray irradiation. Comparative studies of gamma, electron beam and X ray irradiation for food and phytosanitary uses are also presented.

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Electron Beams, X Ray Applications, Food Irradiation, Industrial Applications, Irradiated Foods, Radiography, Ionizing Radiation, Food Industry and Trade, Gamma Irradiation, New Tools, Treatment Parameters, High Energy, MeV, Low Energy, keV, Coordinated Research Project, CRP, X Ray Irradiation, Comparative Studies, Gamma Beam, Phytosanitary Uses, Bacterial Spores, Food Matrixes, Phytosanitary Irradiation, Dose Measurement Practices, Countries, Insects, X Ray Technology