Induced Radioactivity in Food and Electron Sterilization

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An extensive survey of the literature has been made on activity induced in foods by the use of high energy electrons. This survey indicates that food irradiated with 24-MeV electrons contains less than a 5% increase in the radioactivity level present before irradiation. Through a compilation of the experimentally measured amount of activity induced in various foods as a function of initial electron energy, an equation has been developed which will predict the average amount of induced activity as a function of initial electronenergy, dosage and elemental abundance. This equation yields results within the variation of trace elements in foods.

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