Irradiation on a new scale: Introducing Brevion

Since its very beginnings, the gamma industry has been challenged to develop an economical system for processing products in low volumes. MDS Nordion has solved that longstanding problem with Brevion: an innovative, small scale irradiator designed specifically for operations with annual product-processing volumes of up to 20,000 m3 per year. Achieving good cobalt efficiency and dose uniformity, Brevion delivers the performance of a medium-sized facility at a lower capital cost. It is the world's only batch irradiator capable of cartridge changeover in less than five minutes, an advantage that increases cobalt utilization and overall process throughput. Lead-time for construction is considerably shorter, resulting in significantly lower start-up costs. (author)