X-ray insect irradiator
US11805769B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 26, 2020 |
| Grant date | Nov 7, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 3, 2041 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61D99/00
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Packages of insects are attached to a carrier cylinder and the cylinder is rotated in a radiation field so that the packaged insects are sterilized. The radiation field is created by a plurality of x-ray tubes mounted above the carrier cylinder. The tubes (and their respective radiation sources) are positioned so that a consistent radiation dosage is delivered at the surface of the cylinder—thereby imparting both a precise and uniform dose of radiation to the insect packages affixed to the surface of the cylinder.
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