Many packaged medical devices have a low bulk density: electron penetration is therefore appropriate. If need be, packages can be irradiated from two sides, thereby increasing the beam penetration. The success encountered by E-beam over the past years is due to the very competitive sterilization price per unit. E-beam also answers to an industry key concern which is to sterilize without using chemical poisons and without dangerous radioactive sources.
Combining high-power and high energy, IBA's Rhodotron is unique amongst E-beam accelerators. The Rhodotron is available in a wide range of power levels. The Rhodotron can provide one or several beam outputs from 2 to 10 MeV and power ranging from 35kW to 700 kW. IBA also provides a team of sterilization system experts so as to help you find your way in the Sterilization options.
When products are too dense for E-beam, or if medical devices are packaged on pallets, X-ray Sterilization is the solution. Much more penetrating than E-beam, X-ray is very similar to Gamma rays generated from Cobalt with the key difference that X-ray´s are powered by electricity. This allows medical devices to be sterilized on their original packaging pallets.
eXelis® Sterilization is the X-ray Sterilization solution for Medical devicesbased on IBA's well known Rhodotron. X-ray sterilization with eXelis is the ideal alternative to Gamma for Medical Device Manufacturers. X-rays offer better dose uniformity, faster product turn-over time and do not require complex transport management of radio active sources.
"Thanks to IBA’s Technical Support Services we managed to reach a machine availability of 100% allowing us to serve our customers in the shortest way possible. Jorg Schulze. Gamma Service"
Jörg Schulze
Plant manager E-beam - Gamma Service Produktbestrahlung GmbH
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