Production Irradiators

GammaBeam™-127 Irradiator

The GammaBeam-127 is classified as a Category II panoramic dry-storage irradiator. This cobalt-60 irradiator has been designed for economical irradiation of small product batches. It is well suited for small medical product batches, food testing, and pilot scale irradiations, which do not require high dose rates and throughputs of a full scale medical irradiator.

The GammaBeam-127 features a ring of product turntables, which surround the cobalt-60 source. The radius of the ring is adjustable so that the dose rates, irradiation time and product batch volume can be varied to a great extent. The configuration can facilitate the simultaneous irradiation of stacks of various density products because the product stacks on the turntables do not shield each other at any time. The rotation of the turntables ensures good dose uniformity ration (DUR) for all product densities.

	GammaBeam - 127 closeup

The GammaBeam-127 source capacity is 60,000 curies of cobalt-60 and is delivered in a self-shielded F-127 transport package. The package serves as the source storage container to shield the source when the irradiator is not operating.

When the source is raised from the storage container, personnel are protected by the enclosed biological shield of thick concrete and the safety interlock system.

Minimal service equipment and electrical power are required for product processing.