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    The document discusses how medical instruments like syringes are sterilized using gamma ray irradiation. Gamma rays kill any germs or bacteria on the instruments without making the instruments themselves radioactive or damaging them. Several sterilization methods using radiation like electron beams, X-rays, or gamma rays are described.

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    The document discusses how medical instruments like syringes are sterilized using gamma ray irradiation. Gamma rays kill any germs or bacteria on the instruments without making the instruments themselves radioactive or damaging them. Several sterilization methods using radiation like electron beams, X-rays, or gamma rays are described.

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    The document discusses how medical instruments like syringes are sterilized using gamma ray irradiation. Gamma rays kill any germs or bacteria on the instruments without making the instruments themselves radioactive or damaging them. Several sterilization methods using radiation like electron beams, X-rays, or gamma rays are described.

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    The document discusses how medical instruments like syringes are sterilized using gamma ray irradiation. Gamma rays kill any germs or bacteria on the instruments without making the instruments themselves radioactive or damaging them. Several sterilization methods using radiation like electron beams, X-rays, or gamma rays are described.

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    Radiation not only kills cells, it can also kill

    germs or bacteria.
    Nowadays, medical instruments (e.g. syringes)
    Are prepacked and then irradiated using an
    Intense gamma ray source.
    This kills any germs or bacteria but does not
    Damage the syringe, nor make it radioactive.

    22 October 2019 Syed Umer Jan 1


    Methods of sterilization exist using
    radiation such as electron beams, X-rays
    or gamma rays.

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     Gamma rays are very penetrating and are
    commonly used for sterilization of disposable
    medical equipment, such as syringes, needles,
    cannulas and IV sets. Gamma radiation
    requires bulky shielding for the safety of the
    operators; they also require storage of a
    radioisotope (usually Cobalt-60), which
    continuously emits gamma rays (it cannot be
    turned off, and therefore always presents a
    hazard in the area of the facility).

    22 October 2019 Syed Umer Jan 3


    Electron Beam Processing
    Electron Beam Processing is also commonly used
    for medical device sterilization. Electron beams use
    an on-off technology and provide a much higher
    dosing rate than gamma or x-rays. Due to the
    higher dose rate, less exposure time is needed and
    thereby any potential degradation to polymers is
    reduced. A limitation is that electron beams are less
    penetrating than either gamma or x-rays.

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    X-Rays
    High-energy X-rays are a form of ionizing energy
    allowing to irradiate large packages and pallet
    loads of medical devices. Their penetration is
    sufficient to treat multiple pallet loads of low-
    density packages with very good dose uniformity
    ratios. X-ray sterilization is an electricity based
    process not requiring chemical nor radio-active
    material. High energy and high power X-rays are
    generated by an X-ray machine that can be turned
    off for servicing and when not in use.

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    Ultraviolet Light
    Ultraviolet Light irradiation (UV, from a germicidal
    lamp) is useful only for sterilization of surfaces and
    some transparent objects. Many objects that are
    transparent to visible light absorb UV, glass for
    example completely absorbs all UV light. UV
    irradiation is routinely used to sterilize the interiors
    of biological safety cabinets between uses, but is
    ineffective in shaded areas, including areas under
    dirt (which may become polymerized after
    prolonged irradiation, so that it is very difficult to
    remove). It also damages some plastics, such as
    polystyrene foam if exposed for prolonged periods
    of time.
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    Irradiation with X-rays or gamma rays does
    not make materials radioactive.

    Sterilization by irradiation with gamma


    rays may however in some cases affect
    material properties.

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