{"id":16032,"date":"2017-05-16T16:08:04","date_gmt":"2017-05-16T14:08:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ionisos.com\/?page_id=16032\/"},"modified":"2025-04-15T17:08:19","modified_gmt":"2025-04-15T15:08:19","slug":"e-beam","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ionisos.com\/en\/our-activities\/e-beam\/","title":{"rendered":"E-beam treatment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row bg_image=&#8221;15629&#8243; bg_repeat=&#8221;no-repeat&#8221; text_color=&#8221;light&#8221; text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; top_padding=&#8221;100&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;100&#8243;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;]<h1 class=\"headline font-special fontsize-xxxl fontweight-inherit lh-inherit align-center transform-uppercase \" style=\"margin: 0;\"> <strong>E-beam treatment<\/strong><\/h1>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;]<div class=\"spacer\" style=\"height: 40px;\"><\/div>[vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Abel; font-size: 25px;\">The ionization process used in the facility consists of <strong>continuously conveying the products to be treated at a regulated speed through the E-beam radiation<\/strong> emitted by an electron accelerator.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"spacer\" style=\"height: 40px;\"><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<div class=\"video-embed  wpb_content_element\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ionisos - Technologie par rayonnement b\u00eata\" width=\"1161\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gni0ign70lU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The emitted electrons have a single energy level: <strong>9.8 MeV +\/- 0.2.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">An <strong>automated conveyor system<\/strong> transports the products into the irradiation cell, then moves them under the electron beam at an appropriate speed (depending on the required dose and the nature of the product).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The treatment is generally carried out in <strong>two passes under the beam<\/strong>: one pass with the box upright, and a second pass with the box upside down (double-sided treatment).<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"minti_list wpb_content_element color-accent plus\" style=\"padding-left: 10px;\">The dose absorbed by the product mainly depends on the following factors:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>the power and energy of the electron beam,<\/li>\n<li>the speed at which it passes under the beam,<\/li>\n<li>the composition and density of the materials.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>[vc_tta_accordion style=&#8221;flat&#8221; active_section=&#8221;0&#8243; collapsible_all=&#8221;true&#8221;][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;Technology: Ebeam radiation, in packages&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1490622542764-db62caec-e48a&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Electron beams are generated by <strong>electrical generators that use high-energy electrons<\/strong> (10 MeV), which are <strong>highly penetrating<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The treatment is carried out continuously; it is <strong>fast<\/strong>, with the exposure time to radiation lasting only a few seconds.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The dose, expressed in kiloGray (kGy), is inversely proportional to the speed of the conveyor under the electron beam.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The conveyor speed is the only control parameter required after prior validation of the packaging.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>A safe and reproducible treatment.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Computer files, production document archiving, and the simplicity of the process ensure <strong>the reproducibility and safety of the treatments<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This is a <strong>physical process with no residual effects and no temperature increase<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][\/vc_tta_accordion][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;]<div class=\"spacer\" style=\"height: 80px;\"><\/div>[vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Abel;\"><span style=\"font-size: 25px;\">Our E-beam Treatment Sites<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"spacer\" style=\"height: 30px;\"><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;]<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ionisos.com\/nos-sites\/bautzen\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"button custom full \" style=\"background-color: #ea5045; border-color: #ea5045;border-radius: 2px;\"><strong>BAUTZEN<\/strong> Germany<\/a>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;]<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ionisos.com\/nos-sites\/chaumesnil\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"button custom full \" style=\"background-color: #ea5045; border-color: #ea5045;border-radius: 2px;\"><strong>CHAUMESNIL<\/strong> France<\/a>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;]<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ionisos.com\/nos-sites\/daniken\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"button custom full \" style=\"background-color: #ea5045; border-color: #ea5045;border-radius: 2px;\"><strong>D\u00c4NIKEN<\/strong> Switzerland<\/a>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;]<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ionisos.com\/nos-sites\/ionisos-iberica\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"button custom full \" style=\"background-color: #ea5045; border-color: #ea5045;border-radius: 2px;\"><strong>TARANC\u00d3N<\/strong> Spain<\/a>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;]<div class=\"spacer\" style=\"height: 40px;\"><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row bg_color=&#8221;#0b2677&#8243; 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[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text] The emitted electrons have a single energy level: 9.8 MeV +\/- 0.2. An automated conveyor system transports the products into the irradiation cell, then moves them under the electron beam at an appropriate speed (depending on the required dose and the nature of the product). The treatment is generally carried out in two passes under the beam: one pass with the box upright, and a second pass with the box upside down (double-sided treatment). [\/vc_column_text][vc_tta_accordion style=&#8221;flat&#8221; active_section=&#8221;0&#8243; collapsible_all=&#8221;true&#8221;][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;Technology: Ebeam radiation, in packages&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1490622542764-db62caec-e48a&#8221;][vc_column_text] Electron beams are generated by electrical generators that use high-energy electrons (10 MeV), which are highly penetrating. The treatment is carried out continuously; it is fast, with the exposure time to radiation lasting only a few seconds. The dose, expressed in kiloGray (kGy), is inversely proportional to the speed of the conveyor under the electron beam. The conveyor speed is the only control parameter required after prior validation of the packaging. 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