Food irradiation, the use of ionizing radiation to destroy harmful biological organism in food, is a safe, proven process that has many useful applications. It has been endorsed by numerous health organizations and has now been approved for many applications by governments around the world. Electronic Irradiation of Foods describes all the key aspects of electron accelerator technology in detail. It emphasizes the physical science and technology aspects of food irradiation using machine sources of ionizing radiation. The book provides significant technical depth for interested workers and present descriptive, introductory material that should help demystify technology for businessmen to make informed choices regarding important investments decisions. Introductory chapters summarize the effects of ionizing radiation on biological organisms and the organic compounds comprising foods, and give an overview of the food irradiation process. Subsequent chapters cover the details of the electron beam and x-ray energy deposition, electron accelerator technologies, beam scanning systems, material handling systems, shielding design, and process control considerations. Important appendices cover radiation dosimetry, induced radioactivity, and ozone generation.
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Robert B. Miller is currently Vice-President for Technology Development for the SureBeam Corporation, the world's only company specifically devoted to food irradiation using accelerator sources of ionizing radiation. He holds a PhD in Nuclear Engineering from the Ohio State University (1973), and has held a variety of relevant technical and managerial positions in his 30-year career. He has over 30 open-literature publications, and is the author of the text An Introduction to the Physics of Intense Charged Particle Beams, Plenum (1981).
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Food irradiation has generally come to describe the use of ionizing radiation (energetic charged particles such as electrons and alpha particles, or energetic photons such as gamma rays and x-rays) to decrease the population of, or prevent the growth of, undesirable biological organisms in food. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
food irradiation applications, areal density distribution, food irradiation installation, distance from the converter, transverse beam spread, microwave linac, direct acceleration methods, irradiation scenario, maximum utilization efficiency, minimum required dose, microwave accelerators, maximum throughput efficiency, optimum areal density, irradiation configuration, effective mass absorption coefficient, dose uniformity ratio, maximum areal density, mass throughput rate, biperiodic structure, lead trolley, average areal density, reference standard dosimeters, scan horn, specific energy deposition, process conveyor Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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Food irradiation has generally come to describe the use of ionizing radiation (energetic charged particles such as electrons and alpha particles, or energetic photons such as gamma rays and x-rays) to decrease the population of, or prevent the growth of, undesirable biological organisms in food. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
food irradiation applications, areal density distribution, food irradiation installation, distance from the converter, transverse beam spread, microwave linac, direct acceleration methods, irradiation scenario, maximum utilization efficiency, minimum required dose, microwave accelerators, maximum throughput efficiency, optimum areal density, irradiation configuration, effective mass absorption coefficient, dose uniformity ratio, maximum areal density, mass throughput rate, biperiodic structure, lead trolley, average areal density, reference standard dosimeters, scan horn, specific energy deposition, process conveyor Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Monte Carlo, Medical Electron Accelerators, Material Handling Institute, Titan Corporation, New York, Patent Disclosure, Van de Graaff, Boca Raton, Dimensionless Distance, Principles of Charged Particle Acceleration New!
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- Medical Electron Accelerators by C. J. Karzmark on page 121, page 136, and page 193
- Principles of Charged Particle Acceleration by Stanley Humphries on page 135, page 172, and page 212
- An Introduction to the Physics of Intense Charged Particle Beams by R. Miller on page 193, and page 212
- Microwave Devices and Circuits (3rd Edition) by Samuel Y. Liao on page 172, and page 193
- Power Vacuum Tubes Handbook, Second Edition (Electronics Handbook Series) by Jerry Whitaker on page 193
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