Industry Links

Industry Related Publications:

NPL CIRM 29 - 2009 Edition

Journal of Radiation Physics and Chemistry

 

Industry Events:

Click here for a listing of Industry Events

 

Materials & Accessories

AdvantaPure RFID Tags - www.advantapure.com/gamma-rfid-tags.htm

Sealed Air (Ethafoam) - www.sealedairspecialtymaterials.com/NA/EN/products/ethafoam.aspx

 

Radiation Processing Systems & Suppliers:

Gamma:

MDS Nordion - www.mds.nordion.com/sterilization.asp
Puridec/Reviss - www.reviss.com/

 

High Energy Electron Beam/X-Ray:

IBA Group - wwwww.iba.bew.iba.be

Linac Technologies - www.linactechnologies.com/linac_site.html

L3 - www.pulsesciences.com
Mevex - www.mevex.com

 

Low Energy Electron Beam/X-Ray:

Advanced Electron Beams, Inc. (AEB) - www.advancedelectronbeams.com/

Broadbeam Equipment - www.broadbeamequipment.com

Crosslinking AB - www.crosslinking.com/
Energy Sciences Inc. (ESI) - www.ebeam.com

Linac Technologies - www.linactechnologies.com/linac_site.html
Nissan High Voltage (NHV) - www.nhv.jp/en/index.html
Rad Source Technologies, Inc. - www.radsource.com

Wasik Associates - www.wasik.com

 

Process Control, Systems, Project Management:

Basic Systems USA - www.basicsusa.com

Konnexis - www.konnexis.com

Meissner Consulting GmbH - www.meissner-consulting.com

 

Food Irradiation:

National Center for Electron Beam Food Research (Texas A&M) - www.tamu.edu/ebeam/index.html
Iowa State University Food Safety Project - www.extension.iastate.edu/foodsafety

 

Industry Organizations:

International Irradiation Association - www.doubleia.org

American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) - www.astm.org

Council on Ionizing Radiation Measurement and Standards - www.cirms.org

RPSMUG (Radiation Process Simulation and Modeling User Group) - www.rpsmug.org

Irradiation Panel (The Panel on Gamma and Electron Irradiation) - www.irradiationpanel.org

 

For Food Irradiation:
The Foundation for Food Irradiation Education (FFIE) - www.foodirradiation.com
USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service - www.fsis.usda.gov
Joint FAO/IAEA Food Development Effort: www.iaea.org/programmes/nafa/dx/index.html

 

For Sterilization:
Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) - www.aami.org
International Standards Organization (ISO) - www.iso.org

 

Certified Dose Calibration Laboratories:
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) -

http://ts.nist.gov/ts/htdocs/230/233/calibrations/ionizing-rad/index.htm
National Physical Laboratory (NPL) - www.npl.co.uk/commercial-services/measurement-services/
Risø DTU High Dose Reference Laboratory (Denmark) - www.risoe.dk

 

 

 

Radiation Processing Industry Consultants:

 

Contact

Capabilities & Services

Stephen Spiegelberg, Ph.D.
Cambridge Polymer Group, Inc.
52-R Roland St.
Boston, MA 02129
Phone: (617) 629-4400 ext 12
Fax: (617) 629-9100
web: www.campoly.com

Contract research laboratory that works extensively in the characterization of crosslinked materials, including polyethylene. They are active in developing ASTM standards for test methods to characterize crosslinked polymers, and manufacture instrumentation for their characterization.

Alan Tallentire E-mail: tallent@adl.u-net.com
Air Dispersions Ltd
Enterprise House
Manchester Science Park
Manchester M15 6SE, UK
Phone: [44] (161) 908-0581
email: tallent@adl.u-net.com

ISO radiation and microbiological standards, sterilization dose setting and
substantiation.

Kishor Mehta, PhD in Nuclear Physics
Bruenner Strasse 133-3-29
Vienna A-1210
Austria
Phone : +43-1-2946 099
email: mehta@vip.at

Dosimetry, dosimetry laboratory set up, training for
dosimetry personnel, process validation, irradiator characterization.

Dr Joern Meissner - Managing Director
Meissner Consulting GmbH
Petuelring 92
D-80807 Muenchen
Phone: +49-89-30765-220
Fax: +49-89-30765-221
email: meissner@meissner-consulting.com
web: www.meissner-consulting.com

Electron beam, X-ray, sterilization, facility engineering, process validation, dosimetry, mathematical modeling, radiation safety, project management.

Bruce Peterson, Ph.D.
Terastat, Inc.
Information Access Systems
Phone: 425-466-7344
Fax: 206-350-3685
email: bapeters@terastat.com
web: www.terastat.com

Provides statistical consulting services for process control, dosimetery calibration and automation, and experimental design. The Xcalibrate suite of Excel spreadsheets provides tools for comparison, dose estimation, continuing calibration checks, instrument comparison, and summarizing extended uncertainty. Xcalibrate can be downloaded from the Terestat website.

Scott Thams, President
X-Ray Industries - Test Equipment Distributors
1370 Piedmont Ave.
Troy Michigan 48083
Phone: 248-244-1573
email: sthams@xrayindustries.com
web: www.tedndt.com

Distributor of radiation measurement instrumentation; survey meters, area monitors, personnel dosimeters, rate meters, etc.

Peter Veselovsky
Konnexis, Inc.
359 Terry Fox Drive, Suite 220
Kanata, On, K2 E7 Canada
Toll free: 866-907-8793
Phone 2: 613-907-8793
Fax: 613-599-7371
email: peterv@konnexis.com
web: www.konnexis.com

Develops specialized software systems for the sterilization and medical device markets. Offers a complete, full-spectrum solution that includes everything from data collection and analysis, to the integration of plant floor automation systems with business systems, to regulatory compliance, and more.

Download more Konnexis information> KONNEXIS (PDF 207KB)

Changsin Lee
Independent Dosimetry Expert Consultant
San Diego, CA
email: changsin_lee@hotmail.com

Dosimetry Systems (Dosimeter Selection, Calibration, Verification, Comparison, and Statistical Analysis), E-beam System Validation (Energy, Scan Width, Scan Dose Uniformity, Process Interruption, and Depth Dose Measurement), Product Testing (Dose Mapping, Dose Audit, Specific Dose, and Feasibility Testing), Radiation Safety (Radiation Safety Training, and Instrument), Monte Carlo Calculation (Dose Distribution, Optimum Process Condition, and Maximum Throughput Configuration), Standard Operation Procedures (Dosimetry Systems, System Validation, Product Testing, and Radiation Safety).