Objective
The principal objective of the project is to improve the accuracy with which radiation dose is delivered in industrial radiation sterilization plants. This will be done through a series of intercomparisons between industrial irradiation facilities and calibration laboratories, and through the development of written protocols describing standard methods for the calibration of industrial dosimetry systems. These protocols will, in turn, assist in the uniform regulation of the sterile medical device industry throughout the European Union, and promote free trade in radiation sterilized medical devices.
A brief outline of the project is given below: An initial intercomparison will be carried out open to all industrial facilities within the EU that sterilize medical devices. The intercomparison will be carried out using mailed chemical dosimeters supplied by recognised calibration laboratories within the EU. For electron plants, the energy will be restricted to energies between 1 and 10 MeV. For both cobalt-60 and electron plants, the dose range will be between 1 and 50 kGy. Plants will be asked to irradiate the intercomparison dosimeters under normal plant operating conditions.
A first workshop open to all participants will be convened to discuss the intercomparison results and to draft guidelines for establishing accurate, traceable measurements in industrial plants. Separate guidelines will be developed for gamma and electron dosimetry.
A second intercomparison will be carried out in which participants will be asked to follow the procedures established in the guidelines. A second workshop will be held open to all participants in the second intercomparison. Practical experience gained during the second intercomparison will be used to finalise the draft guidelines.
Publication It is intended to publish the guidelines in the open literature and to also submit them to CEN for possible inclusion as an informative annexe in a future revision of standard EN 552. The results of the intercomparisons will also be published in the open literature in a form that does not identify any of the participants.
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4000 Roskilde
Denmark
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