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CONTENTS OF VOLUME 57 Number | RADIATION PHYSICS V. Nagy, J. M. Puhl and M. F. Desrosiers 1 Advancements in accuracy of alanine dosimetry system Part 2. The influence of the irradiation temperature M. Hanafi, M. M. Omar and Y. E.E-D. Gamal | Study of laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy of gases G. Dattoli and A. Torre 2 Exponential operators, quasi-monomials and generalized polynomials RADIATION CHEMISTRY W. Dong,W . Zhang, G. Chen and J. Liu Radiation effects on the immiscible polymer blend of nylon1010 and igh-impact polystyrene (HIPS) I: Gel/dose curves, mathematical xpectation theorem and thermal behaviour P. Driver, G. Glowa and J. C. Wren 37 Steady-stat radiolysis of aqueous methyl ethyl ketone (2-buta r postulated nuclear reactor accident conditions Correspondeni A. Trifunac 53 The fut of radiation chemistry RADIATION PROCESSING M.-J. Kim, H.-S. Yook and M.-W. Byun 55 Effects of gamma irradiation on microbial contamination and extrac 1 yields of Korean medicinal herbs F. Koksal and R. Koseogiu - =PR of gamma irradiation induced radicals in NaHCO3, CSHCO3 and K. Hirota, T. Hakoda, H. Arai and S. Hashimoto 3 Dechlorination of chlorobenzene in air with electron beam J. Kumagai, H. Katoh, T. Kumada, A. Tanaka, S. Tano 75 Strong resistance of Arabidopsis thaliana and Raphanus sativus seeds and T. Miyazaki for ionizing radiation as studied by ESR, ENDOR, ESE spectroscopy ind germination measurement: Effect of long-lived and super-long ived radicals E.-S. A. Hegazy, E.-R. H. A. Abd and H. A. Shawky 85 Investigations and characterization of radiation grafted copolymers for possible practical use in waste water treatment Technical note O. G. Duliu, M. Ferdes and O. S. Ferdes 97 EPR identification of irradiated Monascus purpureus red pigment Number 2 RADIATION PHYSICS Zhongying Li, Dezhi Wen, Dahua Chen, 103 A study of dosimetry characteristics of GAF DM-1260 radiochromic Shouyong Peng, Lu Zhang and Keqin Shi films Olga F. Sleptchonok, Vitaly Nagy 5 Advancements in accuracy of the alanine dosimetry system. Part 1.T he and Marc F. Desrosiers effects of environmental humidity A. Deb and A. K. Chatterjee : Compton scattering study on the electronic properties of niobium carbide and niobium nitride RADIATION CHEMISTRY Y.-K. Lee, H.-H. Chang, J.-S. Kim, J. K. Kim 145 Lignocellulolytic mutants of Pleurotus ostreatus induced by gamma- and K.-S. Lee ray radiation and their genetic similarities IX xX ontents of Volume 5 Radiation Physics and Chemistr) 59 (2000) [X-X) Chang-yuan Lu, Wen-feng Wang, Wei-zhen Lin, 151 Pulse radiolysis studies of etoposide and 4’ -demethylepipodophyllo- Qiang-guo Xu, Jing-xi Pan, Zhen-hui Han, toxin in aqueous solution Si-de Yao and Nian-yun Lin Takashi Sumiyoshi, Shohei Veta, Radiolytic generation and photochemistry of 9-xanthenyl radicals in Feng Wu and Sadashi Sawamura halogenated solvents RADIATION PROCESSING M. Kim and K. Saito 167 Radiation-induced graft polymerization and sulfonation of glycidyl methacrylate on to porous hollow-fiber membranes with different pore sizes Dilek Solpan and Olgun Given Thermal stability of the copolymers of allyl glycidyl ether with acrylo nitrile and methy! methacrylate obtained via gamma irradiation S.-H. Choi, S.-Y. Park and Y. C. Nho Electrochemical properties of polyethylene membrane modified with carboxylic acid group Seong-Ho Choi ar d Young Chang Nho Adsorption of UOS* by polyethylene adsorbents with amidoxime carboxyl, and amidoxime/carboxyl group S. Ebraheem, A. A. Abdel-Fattah, Polymer-based triphenyl tetrazolium chloride films for ultraviolet F. |. Said and Z. |. Ali radiation monitoring Numbers 3-6 11'" INTERNATIONAL MEETING ON RADIATION PROCESSING (IMRP-11) George West Preface IMRP- 11 Awards George West, Gord Ashfield and Arne Miller IMRP- 11: Statements by the editors IMRP- 11 Organization FOOD IRRADIATION, REGULATORY ASPECTS Ralph T. Ross a 1d Dan Engeljohn 211 Food irradiation in the United States: irradiation as a phytosanitary treatment for fresh fruits and vegetables and for the control of micro organisms in meat and poultry Peter J. G. Neyssen Practical implications of developments in legislation on food irradiation in the European Union Peter B. Roberts Regulatory aspects of food irradiation in the Asia—Pacific region Ingrid Nine de Bruyn The application of high dose food irradiation in South Africa K. Kameyama and H. Ito Twenty-six years experience of commercialization on potato irradia tion at Shihoro, Japan Patterson Adams Where's the beef? An update on meat irradiation in the USA Gary James Luckman Food irradiation: Australian quarantine regulatory attitude toward food exports C. Hunter Changing attitudes to irradiation throughout the food chain John Woolston Food irradiation in the UK and the European Directive Luiz Carlos de Oliveira Present situation of food irradiation in South America and the regula tory perspectives for Brazil Contents of Volume Radiation Phy sics and Chemistry 59 2000) IX—-X1 FOOD IRRADIATION, INVESTIGATIONS Setsuko Todoriki and Toru Hayashi 253 Disinfection of seeds and sprout inhibition of potatoes with low eneray electrons M. D. C. A. de Souza and N. L. Del Mastro 257 Irradiation of cane sugar spirit M. K. Dogbevi, C. Vachon and M. Lacroix The effect of gamma irradiation on physicochemical and microbiolog cal quality of fresh pork loins M. K. Dogbevi, C. Vachon and M. Lacroix Effect of gamma irradiation on the microbiological quality and on th functional properties of proteins in dry red kidney beans (Phaseolus vulgaris) M. Moussaid, M. Lacroix, J. Nketsia-Tabiri Effects of irradiation in combination with waxing on the essential o and C. Boubekri in Orange peel M. Moussaid, M. Lacroix, J. Nketsia-Tabiri Phenolic compounds and the colour of oranges subjected to a comb and C. Boubekri nation treatment of waxing and irradiation N. Ayed, H.-L. Yu and M. Lacroix Using gamma irradiation for the recovery of anthocyanins from grape pomace B. Kalman, L. Szikra and P. Ferencz Food irradiation in Hungary: commercial processing and development work W. Migdat, H. B. Owczarczyk, B. Kedzia, Microbiological decontamination of natural honey by irradiation E. Hoitderna-Kedzia and D. Madajczyk Anna Lucia C. H. Villavicencio, Jorge Mancini-Filho, Effect of irradiation on anti-nutrients (total phenolics tannins and Henry Delincée and Ralf Greiner phytate) in Brazilian beans Anna Lucia C. H.V illavicencio, Jorge Mancini-Filho Application of a rapid screening method to detect irradiated meat in and Henry Delincée Brazil Anna Lucia C. H.V illavicencio, Jorge Mancini-Filho, Effect of gamma irradiation on the thiamine, riboflavin and vitamin B Henry Delincée and Antal Bognar content in two varieties of Brazilian beans Antonio J. Aliste, Fernando F. Vieira and Radiation effects on agar, alginates and carrageenan to be used as Nelida L. Del Mastro food additives Joong-Ho Kwon, Myung-Woo Byun, Comparative effects of gamma irradiation and phosphine fumigation Kang-Soo Kim and Il-Jun Kang on the quality of white ginseng C. N. Pellegrini, C. A. Croci and G. A. Orioli Morphological changes induced by different doses of gamma irradia tion in garlic sprouts Joong-Ho Kwon, Hyung-Wook Chung ESR spectroscopy for detecting gamma-irradiated dried vegetables and Myung-Woo Byun and estimating absorbed doses Masakazu Furuta, Toshio Hayashi, Tomohisa Kakefu Public status toward radiation and irradiated potatoes at Youngster and Hideaki Nishihara Science Festival” in several cities including Tokyo, Osaka, and Hiroshi ma, Japan Qinglong Chen, Yiming Ha and Zhijun Chen A study on radiation sterilization of SPF animal feed H. B. Owezarczyk,W . Migdat and B. Kedzia The pharmacological activity of medical herbs after microbiological decontamination by irradiation X. Juanchi, G. Albarran and A. Negron-Mendoza Radiolysis of cyanocobalamin (vitamin B,2) Li Fengmei, Gu Yongbao and Chen Dianhua Study on radiation preservation of frozen egg liquid Junjie Fu, Weigiao Shen, Jinsong Bao The decontamination effects of gamma irradiation on the edible and Qinglong Chen gelatin POLYMERS APPLICATIONS Byron J. Lambert and Fuh-Wei Tang Rationale for practical medical device accelerated aging programs in AAMI TIR 17 s and Chemistry 59 (2000) IX—X\ John L. Garnett, Loo-Teck Ng, Visay Viengkhou, Significance of grafting in curing processes initiated by UV, excimer lain W. Hennessy and Elvis F. Zilic and ionising radiation sources Joachim Gehring With radiation crosslinking of engineering plastics into the next millennium Tadao Seguchi New trend of radiation application to polymer modification irradiation in oxygen free atmosphere and at elevated temperature K. Lunkwitz, U. Lappan and D. Lehmann Modification of fluoropolymers by means of electron beam irradiation I. M. Stepanik, D. E. Ewing and R. Whitehouse Electron treatment of wood pulp for the viscose process Beatriz W. Hutzler, Luci D. B. Machado, Ademar B. Lugao and Anna.-Lucia C. H. Villavicencio M. Pentimalli, P. Ragni, G. Righini Polymers and paper as packaging materials of irradiated food An NMR 1D. Capitani study Ademar B. Lugao, Beatriz Hutzler, Telmo Ojeda, Reaction mechanism and rheological properties of polypropylene Shinichi Tokumoto, Richard Siemens, irradiated under various atmospheres Keizo Makuuchi and Anna.-Lucia C. H. Villavicencio E. Bemporad, F. Carassiti, A. Tata, G. Gallinaro EB. JV treatment of protective coatings for porous materials d M. Paris E. Takacs, L. Wojnarovits, Cs Foldvary, P. Hargittai, Effect of combined gamma-irradiation and alkali treatment on cotton J. Borsa and| . Sajo cellulose A. A. Basfar, M. M. Abdel-Aziz and S. Mofti Accelerated aging and stabilization of radiation-vulcanized EPDM rubber Legocka, Z. Zimek, K. Mirkowski and A. Nowicki Preliminary study on application PE filler modified by radiation Fumio Yoshii, Darmawan Darwis, Hiroshi Mitomo Crosslinking of poly( -Caprolactone) by radiation technique and its { Keizo Makuuchi biodegradability B. Xiao,Y . Zhou, S. Li, M. Luo, X.Wang Studies on curing effect of phosphite monomer by EB radiation in 1 P. Zhao the air W. Feng, L. H. Yuan, S. ¥. Zheng, G. L. Huang, The effect of p-tert-butyicalix[n]arene on }-radiation degradation of J. L. Qiao and Y. Zhou polypropylene B. W. Hutzler, L. D. B.M achado, Crystallization of irradiated polyethylene A.-L. C. H. Villavicencio and A. B. Lugao Li Fengmei, Wang Ying, Liu Xiaoguang Evaluation of plastic packaging materials used in radiation sterilized {Yang Baoyu medical products and food Saunders,V . Lopata, J. Barnard andT . Stepanik Electron beam curing—taking good ideas to the manufacturing floor A. Shamshad and A. A. Basfar Radiation resistant polypropylene blended with mobilizer, antioxidants and nucleating agent BIOLOGICAL POLYMERS L. C. Lopérgolo, L. H. Catalani, L. D. B.M achado, 4 5 1 Development of reinforced hydrogels—|. Radiation induced graft P. R. Rela and A. B. Lugao copolymerization of methylmethacrylate on non-woven polypropylene fabric Masakazu Furuta, lsao Ohashi, Masahito Oka Irradiation effects on hydrases for biomedical applications d Toshio Hayashi Zhai Maolin, Ha Hongfei, F. Yoshii and K. Makuuchi Effect of kappa-carrageenan on the properties of poly (/V-vinyl pyrroli- done) /kappa-carrageenan blend hydrogel synthesized by )-radiation technology 1X-XI Isao Kaetsu, Kumao Uchida, Kouichi Sutani 465 ni nntt el gent biomembrane obtained by irradiation techniques and Shoei Sakata M. Carenza, P. Caliceti, F. M. Veronese, proline me thyl ester) hydrogels le obtained by radiation F. Martellini, O. Z. Higa, M. Yoshida and R. Katakai controlled release of drugs Lu Xuequan, Zhai Maolin, Li Jiugiang and diation preparation and thermo-response swelling of interpenetrat Ha Hongfei ing polymer network hydrogel composed of PNIPAAm and PMMA Zhai Maolin, Liu Ning, Li Jun,Y i Min, Li Jiugiang Radiation preparation of PVA-g-NIPAAm in a homogeneous system and Ha Hongfei and its application in controlled release ENVIRONMENTAL APPLICATIONS Shoji Hashimoto, Teruyuki Hakoda, Koichi Hirata 485 Low energy electron beam treatment of VOCs and Hidehiko Arai V. Muéka, R. Silber, M. Pospisil, M. Camra and Radiation degradation of polychlorinated biphenyls t } y b Y B. Bartonicek Yoshitaka Doi, Ikuo Nakanishi and Yoshihide Konno Operational experience of a commercial scale plant of electron beam purific ation of flue gas R. Cramariuc, Gh Marin, D. Martin, B. Cramariuc, Contribution to electrical discharge electron beam system for flue gas |. Tfeodorescu, V. Munteanu and V. Ghiuta cleaning method S. |. Borrely, M. H. O. Sampa, C. B. Pedroso, Radiation processing of wastewater evaluated by toxicity assays H. Oikawa, C. G. Silveira, E. H.C herbakian and M. C. F. Santos C. L. Duarte, M. H. O. Sampa, P. R. Rela, H. Oikawa, Application of electron beam irradiation combined to conventional E. H. Cherbakian, H. C. Sena, H. Abe andV . Sciani treatment to treat industrial effluents H. Nichipor, E. Dashouk. A. G. Chmielewski, A theoretical study on decomposition of carbon tetrachloride Z. Zimek and S. Butka trichloroethylene and ethyl chloride in dry air under the influence of in electron beam A. G. Chmielewski, B. Tyminski, A.D obrowolski, Empirical models for NO, and S” » removal in a double stage flue gas E. Iller, Z. Zimek and J. Licki rradiation process RADIATION STERILIZATION Setsuko Todoriki, Masakazu Furuta, Toshirou Nagai 531 Modification of radiation resistance of Baci//us spores by water and Toru Hayashi Yan Aoshuang, Wang Ailian and Zhai Ying A tudy on measurement of radiation resistance of Pyronema fomesticum sclerotia Reiner Eidenberger Medic al device registration, agreements On mutual recognition a step T orward to global harmonization? OTHER APPLICATIONS OF RADIATION AND RADIATION CHEMISTRY Alfred Zyball Production and crosslinking of multi-layer tubes (PE & metal) by P. N. Santing FR aeccyy;¢ ling possibilities in horticulture by using gamma irradiation W. Migdat, H. B. Owczarczyk, J. Swietostawski Application o t irradiation in bait production to the control of crawling andJ . J. Swietostawski nsects in urban areas Olivia Kimiko Kikuchi Irchid flowers tolerance to gamma-radiation Piotr Kujawa and Janusz M. Rosiak Pulse radiolysis of 29 (methacryloyloxeyth)y !] trimethylammonium chloride in aqueous solution XIV ind Chemistry 59 (2000) IX—X\ M. Roseline Yardin, lvan R. Kennedy 565 Development of high quality carrier materials for field delivery of key ind Janice E. Thies microorganisms used as bio-fertilisers and bio-pesticides GAMMA FACILITIES SECTION Dan McKinney and Robert Perrins 569 Centurion—a revolutionary irradiator Eric W. Beers 573 The micro-cell irradiator: a small volume gamma irradiator for on-site and special processing Martin Comben and Paul Stephens Irradiation plant control upgrades and parametric release Wayne H. Gibson and Daniel Levesque How gamma radiation processing systems are benefiting from the latest advances in information technology Michael Krzaniak and David Coppell Conditions of use for sealed cobalt 60 sources 1. A. Latham and D. A. Coppell 591 Implementation of new IAEA isotope transport regulations Yan Aoshuang 595 Standards and regulations for radiation processing industry in China LISCUSSIOr J. H. F. Mohimann 599 Do we still control ourselves? Mark A. Smith 601 Industrial irradiator radiation safety program assessments D. Karam, M. H. O. Sampa and P. R. Rela 605 Fieldbus: technology application in a °’Co sterilization plant ELECTRON ACCELERATORS AND X-RAY FACILITIES Yasuyuki Aikawa 609 A new facility for X-ray irradiation and its application Theo Sadat 1 Christophe Volle Integration of a linear accelerator into a production line of mechanically deboned separated poultry meat Kenneth G. Cartson, C. Brian Williams, Guidant Corporations installation of the SureBeam On-Site System Byron Lambert and Fuh-Wei Tang R. A. Salimov, V. G. Cherepkov, N. K. Kuksanov The use of electron accelerators for radiation disinfestation of grain 1S. A. Kuznetzov J. Mittendorfer 1 P. Zwanziger Application of statistical methods (SPC) for an optimized control of the irradiation process of high-power semiconductors T. Watanabe Best use of high-voltage, high-powered electron beams: a new approach to contract irradiation services C. Gunthard 1D.W. Lee New applications of 10 MeV electrons for reeled goods J. Meissner, M. Abs, M. R. Cleland, A. S. Herer, X-ray treatment at 5 MeV and above Y. Jongen, F. Kuntz and A. Strasser S. N. Fadeev, M. G. Golkovski, A. |. Korchagin, Technological applications of BINP industrial electron accelerators N. K. Kuksanov, A.V. Lavruhin, S. E. Petrov, with focused beam extracted into atmosphere R. A. Salimov and A. F. Vaisman P. R. Rela, M. H. O. Sampa, C. L. Duarte, Development of an up-flow irradiation device for electron beam F. E.C osta and V. Sciani wastewater treatment R. A. Salimov, V. G. Cherepkov, J. |. Golubenko, D.C. high power electron accelerators of ELV-series: status, develop- G. S. Krainov, B. M. Korabelnikov ment, applications S. A. Kuznetsov, N. K. Kuksanov, A. B. Malinin, P. |. Nemytov, S. E. Petrov, V. V. Prudnikov, S. N. Fadeev and M. E. Veis and Chemistry 59 (2000) 1X—X1 DOSIMETRY AND PROCESS CONTROL C. Oliveira, J. Salgado, M. Luisa Botelho 667 Dose determination by Monte Carlo a useful tool in gamma radia and L. M. Ferreira tion process Y. Zhou, Z. An, Q. Hou and Q. Tang Energy deposition calculations in dose measurements of 0.2 3.0 Me electrons D. R. Kneeland, R. G. Trudeau, E. D. Kessel Control of an electron processor with a real time dose rate monitor and S.V. Nablo Arne Miller, Peter Hargittai and Andras Kovacs 579 APC based thin film dosimeter system P. H. G. Sharpe, J. P. Sephton and R. D. Chu Real time dosimetry measurements at an industrial irradiation plant A. Kovacs, M. Baranyai, L. Wojnarovits, Application of the Sunna dosimeter film in gamma and electron bean W. L. McLaughlin, S. D. Miller, A. Miller, radiation processing P. G. Fuochi, M. Lavalle and |. Slezsak M. C. Saylor andT. M. Jordan Application of mathematical modeling technologies to industrial radiation processing M. C. Saylor, C. M. Herring and H. L. Shaffer The practical application of parametric release in radiation processin S. S. Emmi, P. Ceroni, M. Lavalle, P. G. Fuochi, 7 Radiochromic properties of x-terthiophene-cellulose triacetatef M. D’Angelantonio, A. Alberti, D.M acciantelli, A. Kovacs and E. Takacs A. Kovacs, M. Baranyai, L. Wojnarovits, |. Slezsak, DD ose determination with nitro blue tetrazolium containing radiochr W. L. McLaughlgi n, E A. Milier and A. Moussa mic dye films by y measuring g absorbed and reflected li¢ ght H. Farrar IV Twenty new ISO standards on dosimetry for radiation proce T. Hirano, M. Kimura, H. Ito, H.S unaga, H. Takizawa = 72 Possible application of EB machines for plant quarantine trea indY . Takatani Z. P. Zagorski and A. Rafalski Diffuse reflectance spectroscopic (DRS) quantification of absorbe radiation dose indicated by labels Y. Zhou, Z. An, Q. Tang and C. Tang Reflection of electrons from material surfaces S. Ramos-Bernal, A. Negron-Mendoza 735 On the reproducibility of the glow curve ind E. Cruz-Zaragoza commercial LiF CONTENTS OF VOLUME 58 Number | RADIATION PHYSICS M. S. Ragheb and S. G. Zakhary Study of the electron beam diagnostics and beam waist N. A. El-Faramawy, S. U. El-Kameesy, The dosimetric properties of in-house prepared copper doped lithium A. El-Agramy and G. Metwally borate examined using the TL-technique Younis S. Selim and Mahmoud I. Abbas Analytical calculations of gamma scintillators efficiencies ll. Total efficiency for wide coaxial circular disk sources RADIATION CHEMISTRY K. Krapfenbauer, H. Wolfger, N. Getoff, 21 Pulse radiolysis and chemical analysis of azo dyes in aqueous solution |. Hamblett andS . Navaratnam |. p-phenylazoaniline D. W. Cooke, B. L. Bennett, 29 X-ray-induced thermally stimulated luminescence and electronic R. E. Muenchausen, E. B. Orler processes in a segmented poly (ester urethane) d D. A.Wrobleski M. Misheva, M. Mihaylova, N. Djourelov, Positron annihilation lifetime spectroscopy studies of irradiated M. Kresteva, V. Krestev and E. Nedkov poly(propylene - co ethylene) /poly (ethylene - co - vinyl acetate) blends Glenn Glowa, Paul Driver Irradiation of MEK ll: A detailed kinetic model for the degradation of i Jungsook Clara Wren 2-butanone in aerated aqueous solutions under steady-state radiolysis conditions RADIATION PROCESSING M. Gibella, A.-S. Crucq, B. Tilquin, P. Stocker, oY Electron spin resonance studies of some irradiated pharmaceuticals G. Lesgards and J. Raffi John B. Kowalski,Ya n Aoshuang Radiation sterilization — evaluation of a new approach for substantia- 1 Alan Tallentire tion of 25 kGy Y. Badr, Z. |. Ali and Rasha M. Khafagy On the mechanism of low temperature glass transition in low density polyethylene films Anjali Panda, S. B. Manohar, S. Sabharwval, Synthesis and swelling characteristics of poly (N-isopropylacryl- Y. K. Bhardwaj and A. 8. Majali amide) temperature sensitive hydrogels crosslinked by electron beam irradiation Number 2 RADIATION PHYSICS V. GriSmanovs, T. Kumada,T . Tanifuji 113 ESR spectroscopy of }-irradiated Li2TiO3 ceramics iT. Nakazawa ca A Vote D. Mitra, M. Sarkar and D. Bhattacharya 119 Reduction of scattered bremsstrahlung in a secondary target energy dispersive system XVI Contents of Volume 58 | Radiation Physics and Chemistry 59 (2000 YVI-XXI1I RADIATION CHEMISTRY Mitsumasa Taguchi, Yuuichi Matsumoto, 123 Effect of specific energy of heavy ions for 1,2,4,5 -tetracyanobenzene Masahiro Moriyama, Hideki Namba, radical anion formation Yasushi Aoki and Hiroshi Hiratsuka Yimin Shi, Weizheng Lin, Potao Fan, Fast repair of TMP radical anions by phenylpropanoid glycosides Zhongjian Jia, Side Yao, Jiuhong Kang, Wengfeng (PPGs) and their analogs Wang and Rongliang Zheng Norihiko Fujita, Chihiro Matsuura Irradiation-enhanced corrosion of carbon steel in high temperature and Kazuhiko Saigo water — in view of a cell formation induced by y-rays Technical note A. Bulut, B. Karabulut, R. Tapramaz EPR studies of gamma-irradiated taurine single crystals and F. Koksal RADIATION PROCESSING K. ProSkova,V . Svoréik, V.R ybka 153 Selected degradation reactions in polyethylene irradiated with Ar” and and V. Hnatowicz Xe™ ions Seong-Ho Choi and Young Chang Nho 157 Radiation-induced graft copolymerization of binary monomer mixture containing acrylonitrile onto polyethylene firms M. Korkma and M. Polat Free radical kinetics of irradiated durum wheat Ghanshyam S. Chauhan, Surya K. Dhiman, Polymers from renewable resources: kinetics of 4-vinyl pyridine Lalit K. Guleria, Bhupendra N. Misra radiochemical grafting onto cellulose extracted from pine needles and Inderjeet Kaur Jamaliah Sharif, Sharifah Hanisah Syed Radiation effects on LDPE/EVA blends Abdul Aziz and Kamaruddin Hashim Technical note M. i. Demski, V. V. Rumjantsev, Electron linacs of the Efremov Institute for industrial applications Yu. A. Svistunov and M. F. Vorogushin Emna Mezgheni, Caroline Vachon Bacterial use of biofilms cross-linked by gamma irradiation and Monique Lacroix Number 3 RADIATION PHYSICS Onder Simsek, Oguz Dogan, 207 Measurement of K shell fluorescence yields of some elements in the Umit Turgut and Mehmet Ertugrul atomic range 22 <Z< 30 using photoionisation Technical note Hem Prabha 213 Polynomial expression and Epstein-Hubbell generalized elliptic-type integral RADIATION CHEMISTRY Franco Cataldo 217 Onthe radiopolymerization of carbon disulfide David W. Werst, Sujata C. Choure, 223 Radiation chemistry in occluded phases: MCM-4 1 Elena |. Vinokur, Langqiu Xu and Alexander D. Trifunac Krystyna Ciesla, Yrjo Roos 233 Denaturation processes in gamma irradiated proteins studied by and Wojciech Gtuszewski differential scanning calorimetry K. Chabita and A. Saha 245 Role of copper (Il) ions in OH and SO, induced damage in poly (dG-dC): a fluorimetric study XVIII Yimin Shi, Chungyang Huang, 53 Electron transfer fron Wengfeng Wang, Jiuhong Kang, Side Yao, deprotonated radi Nianyun Lin and Rongliang Zheng Maria dos Santos Afonso and 2¢ Model for Cecilia D. Di Risio structure r, j Technical note Guozhong Wu and Yosuke Katsumura 26 H» evolution in hexadecane irradiated at high temperatures PROCESSING Ju.-Woon Lee, Hong.-Sun Yook, 27 Conformational chanae Kyong. -Haeng Lee, Jae.-Hun Kim, Woo. -Jung Kim and Myung.-Woo Byun C. Oliveira, J. Salgado : Dose rate determinations in the Po ind A. Ferro de Carvalho Facility: Monte Carlo simulations a Zhengping Qiao,Y i Xie, Jiaxing Huang, 287 Single-step co nf Yingjie Zhu and Yitai Qian composites under Indranil Banik and Anil K. Bhowmick 3 Effect of electron bear rubbers Roustam Aliev, Patricia Garcia Graftft rp olymerization of f and Guillermina Burillo diation method Book Review Number 4 RADIATION PHYSICS Leda Galue 307 ymptotic expansior Gagandeep Kaur, Kulwant Singh, B. S. Lark ind H. S. Sahota P. Yalcin,Y . Kurucu, O. icelli, S.E rzeneoglu ind Y. Sahin J. S. Moore, M. Sakhri and J. Butler Jungsook Clara Wren and Glenn A. Glowa H. B. Ambroz, E. M. Kornacka, B. Marciniec M. Ogrodowczyk and G. K. Przybytniak G. R. Dey, D. B. Naik and K. Kishore Y. K. Bhardwaj, H. Mohan, S. Sabharwal indA . B. Majali RADIATION PROCESSING Yu. A. Zaykin and U. P. Koztaeva 387 Radiation-induced pro comp site matenals Zhai Maolin, Li Jun, ¥:M in and Ha Hongfei 397 The swelling behavior of radiatic prepared s interpenetrating polymer networks composed polyNI m and hydrophilic polymers