Published September 1985 | Version v1
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Medical gamma processing facility in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and radiation applications

Creators

  • 1. King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh (Saudi Arabia)

Description

A medical cobalt-60 facility was opened at King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center in 1984. Features of the facility are that it can be heated to 1200-1900F during irradiation and has an on-line 30 kw microwave oven. It can be used for small scale batch irradiation or large scale conveyor irradiation. Programs under development are the sterilization of hospital supplies, radiation processing of Saudi foods and radiation of infectious hospital wastes. (U.K.)

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Int. J. Appl. Radiat. Isot.
Journal Volume
36
Journal Issue
9
Series
Int. J. Appl. Radiat. Isot.
Journal Page Range
741-742
ISSN
0020-708X
CODEN
IJARA

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
United Kingdom
INIS RN
17006429
Subject category
S60: APPLIED LIFE SCIENCES;
Descriptors DEI
COBALT 60; GAMMA RADIATION; HOSPITALS; HOT CELLS; IRRADIATION PLANTS; MICROWAVE RADIATION; RADAPPERTIZATION; SAUDI ARABIA; STERILIZATION
Descriptors DEC
ASIA; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BUILDINGS; COBALT ISOTOPES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; EQUIPMENT; FOOD PROCESSING; INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI; INTERNAL CONVERSION RADIOISOTO; IONIZING RADIATIONS; IRRADIATION; ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; LABORATORY EQUIPMENT; MEDICAL ESTABLISHMENTS; MINUTES LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; NUCLEAR FACILITIES; NUCLEI; ODD-ODD NUCLEI; RADIATIONS; RADIOISOTOPES; RADIOSTERILIZATION; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES