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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 25, 2007
Filed:
Feb. 13, 2003
Jean-louis Bol, Genappe, BE;
Benoit Mullier, Corroy-le-Chateau, BE;
Fréderic Stichelbaut, Mazy, BE;
Glenn Nelson, Placerville, CA (US);
Jean-Louis Bol, Genappe, BE;
Benoit Mullier, Corroy-le-Chateau, BE;
Fréderic Stichelbaut, Mazy, BE;
Glenn Nelson, Placerville, CA (US);
Ion Beam Application S.A., Louvain-la-Neuve, BE;
Abstract
The present invention is related to an apparatus for irradiating products conveyed on a pallet, comprising a beam source () for producing a radiation beam, a shielding wall () encompassing an irradiation chamber () and a revolving cylindrical door () having a recess () for holding said pallet, for bringing said pallet in and out of the irradiation chamber () wherein said high-energy radiation beam is directed towards a lateral side of said revolving door (), for irradiating said pallet in said recess (), or brought before said recess (). The present invention is also related to a process wherein a product pallet is brought into an irradiation chamber () through a revolving cylindrical door () having a recess (), and irradiated while in said recess () or in front of said recess ().