International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Research Applications and Utilization of Accelerators
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SM/EB-08 New Applications for Accelerators in Pharmaceutical Processes P. Fontcuberta, F. Malcolm, and D. Morisseau Linac Technologies, Orsay, France Corresponding Author: info@linactechnologies.com In-line sterilization tunnels using electron beam have become a reality since the development of low
energy and medium energy accelerators small enough to fit into self-shielded units which can be
integrated into production lines. These systems have many advantages for the health care industry
since they provide fast continuous room temperature sterilization which is simple to validate and
traceable. Economies are apparent in terms of time, logistics, fixed assets costs, labour costs etc.
Environmental impact is considered low. Medium energy systems for core sterilization of medical
devices, syringes or vials have already been installed. The low energy surface sterilization systems
which have been installed on 19+ pre-filled syringe lines have recently benefited from technology
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