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1. Dose assurance service for low energy X-ray irradiators using an alanine-EPR transfer dosimetry system.

Author

Mehta, Kishor, Khoury, Helen J., de Barros, Vinicius S., Guzzo, Pedro L., and Parker, Andrew G.

Subjects
*RADIATION dosimetry, *RADIATION doses, *QUALITY assurance, *X-ray equipment, *ELECTRON paramagnetic resonance, *ALANINE, *INSECT pest control, *GAMMA rays, *EQUIPMENT & supplies
Abstract

In recent years, X-ray irradiators have been introduced as an alternative to gamma irradiators due to the problems with the acquisition, transport and security of radioactive sources. Self-shielded low energy X-ray irradiators (such as the RS 2400) were developed to complement and eventually replace gamma sources. These irradiators are quite suitable for sterilizing insects for SIT applications, as well as for research on quarantine treatments of food and phytosanitary applications. During the irradiation of an agricultural product the absorbed dose inside the canister must be controlled to ensure that the desired effect is achieved without deleteriously affecting the product. The focus of this paper is to describe the Dose Assurance Service offered by the Insect Pest Control Laboratory of the Joint FAO/IAEA Division of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture using an alanine-EPR dosimetry system as a transfer standard for low energy X-radiation. All the administrative and technical issues are now finalized and the dose assurance service is ready for operation. The purpose of this Service is to help facilities using such irradiators to check the quality of their dosimetry systems. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2016

2. QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS FOR FRUIT FLY (DIPTERA: TEPHRITIDAE) STERILE INSECT TECHNIQUE

Author

Alan S. Robinson, Todd E. Shelly, Jorge Hendrichs, Eric B. Jang, Donald O. McInnis, and Carlos Cáceres

Subjects
Integrated pest management, biology, business.industry, media_common.quotation_subject, fungi, Pest control, biology.organism_classification, Biotechnology, Sterile insect technique, Quality management system, Agriculture, Insect Science, Tephritidae, Quality (business), business, Quality assurance, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, media_common
Abstract

The papers presented in this issue are focused on developing and validating procedures to improve the overall quality of sterile fruit flies for use in area-wide integrated pest management (AW-IPM) programs with a sterile insect technique (SIT) component. The group was coordinated and partially funded by the Joint FAO/IAEA Programme of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture, International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, Austria, under a five-year Coordinated Research Project (CRP) on “Quality Assurance in Mass-Reared and Released Fruit Flies for Use in SIT Programmes”. Participants in the CRP from 16 countries came from both basic and applied fields of expertise to ensure that appropriate and relevant procedures were developed. A variety of studies was undertaken to develop protocols to assess strain compatibility and to improve colonization procedures and strain management. Specific studies addressed issues related to insect nutrition, irradiation protocols, field dispersal and survival, field...

Published
2007