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CONTENTS OF VOLUME 63 Number 1 G. Spadaro Foreward C. Decker and K. Zahouily Photostabilization of polymeric materials by photoset acrylate coatings Z. P. Zagorski Modification, degradation and stabilization of polymers in view of the classification of radiation spurs JamesV . Crivello Advanced curing technologies using photo- and electron beam induced cationic polymerization F. Martellini, L. H. |. Mei, J. L. Balino Swelling and water transport in temperature-sensitive hydrogels and M. Carenza based on 2-methoxyethylacrylate T. Seguchi,T . Yagi, S. Ishikawa andY . Sano New material synthesis by radiation processing at high temperature—polymer modification with improved irradiation technology E. Takacs, K. Dajka and L. Wojnarovits Study of high-energy radiation initiated polymerization of butyl acrylate G. Caputo, A. Galia, F. Scro, G. Spadaro Gamma radiation induced polymerization of vinyl monomers in dense and G. Filardo CO, S. S. Emmi, E. Takacs, P. Ceroni, Formation of radical cations and dose response of a-terthiophene- M. D’Angelantonio, M. Lavalle, cellulose triacetate films irradiated by electrons and gamma rays P. G. Fuochi and A. Kovacs Munehiro Kozuka, Takeyuki Sone, Masayoshi Radiation-induced Cis to Jrans isomerization of poly (n-butylpropio- Tabata, Yoshikazu Sadahiro and Takeaki Enoto late) prepared with a [Rh(norbornadiene) Cl]2 complex as a stereo- specific catalyst D. Cangialosi, P. Fuochi, M. Lavalle, P. T.M cGrail, Electron beam induced polymerisation of MMA in the presence of G. Emmerson and G. Spadaro rubber: a novel process to produce tough materials C. Dispenza, F. Scro, A. Valenza and G. Spadaro High energy radiation cure of resin systems for structural adhesives and composite applications A. A. Zezin and V. |. Feldman Formation and reactions of paramagnetic species in irradiated micro- heterogeneous copolymer systems with different electronic characteristics of components A. A. Basfar, M. M. Abdel-Aziz and S. Mofti Influence of different curing systems on the physico-mechanical properties and stability of SBR and NR rubbers L. Torrisi Radiation damage in polyvinyitoluene (PVT) B. Ravat, B. Oudot, M. Grivet, Y.G rohens Electron irradiation of polyurethane using UV spectroscopy, GPC and and A. Chambaudet swelling analyses J. J. Murphy, M. Patel, S. J. Powell Volatile evolution induced by energetic He*~ ions in a poly(ester) and P. F. Smith based polyurethane C. Fernandez Degiorgi, R. A. Pizarro, Hydrogels for immobilization of bacteria used in the treatment of me- E. E. Smolko, S. Lora and M. Carenza tal-contaminated wastes Number 2 S.A. Novikov and A.N. Hopersky 115 Two-photon excitation/ionization of the 1s-shell of the argon atom W.T. Elam, B.D. Ravel and J.R. Sieber 121 A new atomic database for X-ray spectroscopic calculations Edgardo V. Bonzi and Raul A. Barrea 129 Measurements of L X-ray fluorescence cross sections for rare earths — at 15.2 keV Book reviews Philip John Duke and Adolfo Esposito Synchrotron radiation (production and properties) Vil Vill Contents of Volumes 63, 64, 65 | Radiation Physics and Chemistry 65 (2002) VII-XXIV Chenyang Zhao, Yimin Shi, Wenfeng Wang, 137 Fast repair activities of quercetin and rutin toward dGMP hydroxy] ra- Weizhen Lin, Botao Fan, Zhongjian Jia, dical adducts Side Yao and Rongliang Zheng Suguru Miura, Noboru Kubota, 143 High-throughput hydrolysis of starch during permeation across Hidetaka Kawakita, Kyoichi Saito, Kazuyuki a«-amylase-immobilized porous hollow-fiber membranes Sugita, Kohei Watanabe and Takanobu Sugo Seiko Nakagawa and Toshinari Shimokawa 151 Degradation of halogenated carbons in alkaline alcohol E. Janata, M. Kelm and B.G. Ershov 157 Solubility of oxygen and nitrous oxide in aqueous solutions of NaCl: a pulse radiolysis study J. Mayer and T. Szreder 161 Electron transfer in pulse irradiated polypropylene film containing irga- nox type antioxidant Yang-Soo Won, Do-Hung Han, 165 Electron beam treatment of chloroethylenes/air mixture in a flow reac- Tatiana Stuchinskaya, Wan-Sik Park tor and Hong-Seung Lee F. Ziaie, Z. Zimek, S. Bulka, H. Afarideh 177 Calculated and measured dose distribution in electron and X-ray irra- and S.M. Hadji-Saeid diated water phantom N. Acar 185 Radiation synthesis of poly(2-vinylpyridine) gels and their swelling characteristics Tatsuro MatsTaduao iTak,an o, Shigeru Takayama, 193 Degradation of crosslinked polyethylene in water by gamma- Masayuki Ito and Ikuo Narisawa irradiation Numbers 3-6 Theo Sadat, Dieter Ehlermann and Arne Miller 201 Editorial Theo Sadat 203 The12th IMRP—International Meeting on Radiation Processing, 25 to 30 March 2001 in Avignon OPENING SESSION Adolphe Chapiro 207 Xllth international meeting on radiation processing Avignon 25-30 March 2001 (Polymer irradiation: past—present and future) J.F. Diehl 211 Food irradiation—past, present and future R.F. Morrissey and C.M. Herring 217 Radiation sterilization: past, present and future CHALLENGING APPLICATIONS Wang Ying and Gu yong-bao 223 Research on radiation-induced color change of white topaz Yu.A. Zaykin and B.A. Aliyev 227 Radiation effects in high-disperse metal media and their application in powder metallurgy S. Baccaro, A. Cecilia, G. Chen, J. Mares, 231 Effect of irradiation on optical properties of Ce**-doped phosphate E. Mihokova, M. Nikl, P. Polato, G. Zanella and silicate scintillating glasses and R. Zannoni J.F. Calmet, F. Carlin, T.M. Nguyen, 235 Irradiation ageing of CSPE/EPR control command electric cables. Cor- S. Bousquet and P. Quinot relation between mechanical properties and oxidation Guillermina Burillo, Pedro Herrera-Franco, 241 Compatibilization of recycled and virgin PET with radiation-oxidized Margarito Vazquez and Esbaide Adem HDPE AN. Telnov, NN. Zavyalov, Yu.A. Khokhlov, 245 Radiation degradation of spent butyl! rubbers N.P. Sitnikov, M.L. Smetanin, V.P. Tarantasov, D.N. Shadrin, IV. Shorikov, A.L. Liakumovich and F.K. Miryasova Ming-Sheng Yang, Charng-Cherng Chyau, 249 Effects of irradiation on epidermis ultrastructure of fresh day-lily Deng-Tsen Horng and Jui-Sen Yang flowers Edward Iller, Aleksandra Kukietka, 253 Electron-beam stimulation of the reactivity of cellulose pulps for pro- Halina Stupinska and Wiodzimierz Mikotajczyk duction of derivatives Contents of Volumes 63, 64, 65 | Radiation Physics and Chemistry 65 (2002) VII-XXIV IX M.M. Rizzo, L.D.B. Machado, S.!. Borrely, 259 Effects of gamma rays on a restored painting from the XVIIth century M.H.O. Sampa, P.R. Rela, J.P.S. Farah and R.1. Schumacher M.E. Gonzalez, A.M. Calvo and E. Kairiyama 263 Gamma radiation for preservation of biologically damaged paper LIABILITY AND PROCESS CONTROL Xinzhi Zhou, Yong Zhou, Youyi Zhou 267 ‘The electron dose monitoring and control system in EB radiation pro- and Qiang Tang cessing for wires and cables Joseph Borsa, Rod Chu, Jiansheng Sun, 271 Use of CTscans and treatment planning software for validation of the Nick Linton and Craig Hunter dose component of food irradiation protocols FOOD: REGULATORY STATUS D.A.E. Ehlermann 277 Current situation of food irradiation in the European Union and forth- coming harmonization Kim M. Morehouse 281 Food irradiation—US regulatory considerations Gary James Luckman 285 Food irradiation: regulatory aspects in the Asia and Pacific region Raymond W. Durante 289 Food processors requirements met by radiation processing FOOD: CURRENT ISSUES Mahdi T. Al-Kaisey, Mahmoud A. Mohammed, 295 Theeffect of gamma irradiation on the viscosity of two barley cultivars Abdul-Kader H. Alwan and for broiler chicks Manal H. Mohammed B. Ouattara, M. Giroux, R. Yefsah, 299 Microbiological and biochemical characteristics of ground beef as af- W. Smoragiewicz, L. Saucier, J. Borsa fected by gamma irradiation, food additives and edible coating film and M. Lacroix B. Ouattara, S.F. Sabato and M. Lacroix 305 Use of gamma-irradiation technology in combination with edible coating to produce shelf-stable foods M. Beaulieu, G. D‘Aprano and M. Lacroix 311 Effect of dose rate of gamma irradiation on biochemical quality and browning of mushrooms Agaricus bisporus M.L. Lacroix, W. Smoragiewicz, M. Jobin, 317. __—‘T he effect of irradiation of fresh pork loins on the protein quality and B. Latreille and K. Krzystyniak microbiological changes in aerobically—or vacuum-packaged Masakazu Furuta, Masahito Oka 323 Radiation sterilization of enzyme hybrids with biodegradable poly- and Toshio Hayashi mers Sandra Wirkner, Katsutada Takahashi, 327 — Calorimetric study on the effect of °°Co y-rays on the growth of mi- Masakazu Furuta and Toshio Hayashi croorganisms Fernando F. Vieira and Nelida L. Del Mastro 331 Comparison of y-radiation and electron beam irradiation effects on ge- latin Katia |. Sebastiao, Lgia B. Almeida-Muradian, 333 Effect of gamma-irradiation on the levels of total and c/s/trans isomers Maria Fernanda Romanelli, Paula Massae of beta-carotene in dehydrated parsley Koseki and Anna Lucia C.H. Villavicencio Monica S. Brito, Anna Lucia C.H. Villavicencio 337 Effects of irradiation on trans fatty acids formation in ground beef and Jorge Mancini-filho Marco Antonio P. Queirol, Joao Tessarioli Neto, 341 Gamma radiation, cold and four different wrappings to preserve ginger Valter Arthur, Frederico M. Wiendl and Anna rhizomes, Zingiber officinallis Roscoe Lucia C.H. Villavicencio J. Farkas, K. Polyak-Feheér, E. Andrassy 345 Improvement of microbiological safety of sous-vide meals by gamma and L. Meszaros radiation Setsuko Todoriki, Olivia Kimiko Kikuchi, 349 Soft electron (low energy electron) processing of foods for microbial Motoko Nakaoka, Mika Miike and Toru Hayashi control xX Contents of Volumes 63, 64, 65 | Radiation Physics and Chemistry 65 (2002) VII-XXIV Andrea Harumi Matsuda, Luci Brocardo 353 Thermal analysis applied to irradiated propolis Machado and Neélida Lucia del Mastro S.F. Sabato and M. Lacroix 357 Radiation effects on viscosimetry of protein based solutions Myung-Woo Byun, Ju-Woon Lee, Hong-Sun Yook, 361 Improvement of shelf stability and processing properties of meat pro- Kyong-Haeng Lee and Hee-Yun Kim ducts by gamma irradiation Cheorun Jo, Ju-Woon Lee, Kyung-Hwan Cho, 365 Quality properties of sausage made with gamma irradiated natural Hong-Sun Yook and Myung-Woo Byun casing from intestine of pork or lamb Myung-Woo Byun, Ju-Woon Lee, Hong-Sun Yook, 369 Application of gamma irradiation for inhibition of food allergy Cheorun Jo and Hee-Yun Kim W. Migdat and H.B. Owczarczyk 371 Radiation decontamination of meat lyophylized products Lourdes Arevalo, Ma. Emilia Bustos 375 Changes in the vascular tissue of fresh Hass avocados treated with and Cresenciano Saucedo cobalt 60 Ma.Angeles Valdivia, Ma.Emilia Bustos, Javier 379 The effect of irradiation in the quality of the avocado frozen pulp Ruiz and Luisa F. Ruiz T. Marfak 383 Feasibility study of a commercial irradiation plant in Morocco Anuradha Prakash, Jacqueline Manley, Suresh 387 The effects of gamma irradiation on the microbiological, physical and DeCosta, Fred Caporaso and Denise Foley sensory qualities of diced tomatoes D.M. Foley, A. Dufour, L. Rodriguez, 391 Reduction of Escherichia coli 0157:H7 in shredded iceberg lettuce by F. Caporaso and A. Prakash chlorination and gamma irradiation James H. Moy and Lyle Wong 397 The efficacy and progress in using radiation as a quarantine treatment of tropical fruits—a case study in Hawaii FOOD: IDENTIFICATION H.M. Khan, Ijaz A. Bhatti and Henry Delincee 403 Thermoluminescence of contaminating minerals for the detection of radiation treatment of dried fruits Ashfaq A. Khan, Hasan M. Khan 407 Detection of radiation treatment of beans using DNA comet assay and Henry Delincee Hyung-Wook Chung, Henry Delincée 411 The application of different detection methods for irradiated dried an- and Joong-Ho Kwon chovy and shrimp Joong-Ho Kwon, Jaeyoung Jeong 415 Thermoluminescence characteristics of minerals from irradiated pota- and Hyung-Wook Chung toes of different origins of production Nélida Simona Marin-Huachaca, Maria Tereza 419 Detection of irradiated fresh fruits treated by e-beam or gamma rays Lamy-Freund, Jorge Mancini-Filho, Henry Delincée and Anna Lucia C.H. Villavicencio Adilson C. Barros, MariaTeresa L. Freund, Ana 423 Identification of irradiated wheat by germination test, DNA comet as- Lucia C.H. Villavicencio, Henry Delincée say and electron spin resonance and Valter Arthur W. Stachowicz, K. Malec-Czechowska, A.M. 427 Accredited laboratory for detection of irradiated foods in Poland Dancewicz, Z. Szot and A.G. Chmielewski Henry Delincée, Christiane Soika, Péter 431 Genotoxicity of 2-alkylcyclobutanones, markers for an irradiation Horvatovich, Gerhard Rechkemmer treatment in fat-containing food—Part |: cyto- and genotoxic potential and Eric Marchioni of 2-tetradecylcyclobutanone Henry Delincée and Christiane Soika 437 Improvement of the ESR detection of irradiated food containing cellulose employing a simple extraction method Henry Delincée 443 Rapid detection of irradiated frozen hamburgers Eric Marchioni, Peter Horvatovich, Bara Ndiaye, 447 Detection of low amount of irradiated ingredients in non-irradiated Michel Miesch and Claude Hasselmann precooked meals Makoto Miyahara, Akiko Saito, Hitoshi Ito and 451 Identification of low level gamma-irradiation of meats by high sensitiv- Masatake Toyoda ity comet assay Henry Delincée 455 Analytical methods to identify irradiated food—a review Contents of Volumes 63, 64, 65 | Radiation Physics and Chemistry 65 (2002) VII-XXIV POLYMERS: CURING John L. Garnett, Loo-Teck Ng, Duc Nguyen, 459 CT complexes in radiation polymerisation processes including graft- Salesh Swami and Elvis F. Zilic ing, curing and hydrogel formation A.C. Mesquita, M.N. Mori, J.M. Vieira 465 Vinyl acetate polymerization by ionizing radiation and L.G. Andrade e. Silva Bo Jiang, Lixing Yang, Yong Zhou, 469 Hybrid polymerization of iso-butyl vinyl ether Guanglin Huang and Libin Lin N.G. Salleh, H.J. Glasel and R. Mehnert 475 Development of hard materials by radiation curing technology C.S.B Ruiz, L.D.B. Machado, E.S. Pino 481 Characterization of a clear coating cured by UV/EB radiation and M.H.O Sampa E. Takacs, K. Dajka, L. Wojnarovits 485 Pulse radiolysis study of the initial steps of the polymerization of cy- and S.S. Emmi clohexyl acrylate and cyclohexyl methacrylate A.B. Lugao, E.C.L. Cardoso, B. Hutzler, 489 Temperature dependent oxidative-induction time (TOIT) of irradiated L.D.B. Machado and R.N. Conceicao and non-irradiated polypropylene—a new method POLYMERS: CROSSLINKING W. Feng, F.M. Hu, L.H. Yuan, ¥.Z hou andYY. Zhou 493 Radiation crosslinking of polyamide 610 Yan Aoshuang, Guo Zhengtao, Li Li, Zhai Ying and 497 The mechanical properties of radiation-vulcanized NR/BR blending Zhou Peng system Jiuqiang Li, Jing Peng, Jinliang Qiao, Dongbin Jin 501 Effect of gamma irradiation on ethylene—octene copolymers and Genshuan Wei A.A. Basfar 505 Flammability of radiation cross-linked low density polyethylene as an insulating material for wire and cable Ademar B. Lugao, Lucia Noda, 509 Temperature rising elution fractionation, infra red and rheology study Elisabeth.C.L. Cardoso, Beatriz Hustzler, on gamma irradiated HMSPP Shinichi Tokumoto and Ana Nery F. Mendes POLYMERS: BIOMEDICAL Detlef Muller-Schul!lte and Michel Hodenius 513 High performance DNA separation media using synergistic radiation grafting S.C. Cheng,W . Feng, I.|. Pashikin, L.H. Yuan, 517 Radiation polymerization of thermo-sensitive poly (/V-vinylcaprolac- H.C. Deng andY . Zhou tam) Hiroshi Nakayama, Isao Kaetsu, Kumao Uchida, 521 Radiation curing of intelligent coating for controlled release and per- Shoei Sakata, Kazuhide Tougou, meation Takamichi Hara and Yoshio Matsubara Pengfei Liu, Maolin Zhai, Jiuqiang Li, Jing Peng Radiation preparation and swelling behavior of sodium carboxymethyl and Jilan Wu cellulose hydrogels lreneusz Janik and Janusz M. Rosiak Radiation cross linking and scission of poly (vinyl methyl ether) in aqueous solution Piotr Ulanski, Stawomir Kadtubowski Synthesis of poly (acrylic acid) nanogels by preparative pulse radioly- and Janusz M. Rosiak sis Darmawan Darwis, Przemyslaw Stasica, Characterization of poly(vinyl alcohol) hydrogel for prosthetic inter- MirzanT. Razzak and Janusz M. Rosiak vertebral disc nucleus Ademar B. Lugao, Sizue O. Rogero Rheological behaviour of irradiated wound dressing poly (vinyl pyrro- and S6nia M. Malmonge lidone) hydrogels POLYMERS: COMPOSITES Yu.A. Zaykin and U.P. Koztaeva 547 Radiation resistance and structural transitions in polymer-based composites irradiated by electrons XII Contents of Volumes 63, 64, 65 Radiation Physics and Chemistry 65 (2002) VII-XXIV Anthony J. Berejka and Cliff Eberle 551 Electron beam curing of composites in North America Li Fengmei, Bao Jianwen, Chen Xiangbao, 557 Factors influencing EB curing of epoxy matrix Bao Huaying and Wang Huiliang GAMMA TECHNOLOGY V.G. Shevchenko, YV. Garoussov, V.|. Lebedev 563 Practical results of °°Co production at RBMK-reactors and VN. Dmitriev Dan McKinney, Robert Perrins, Wayne Gibson 567 Brevion: the new small-scale industrial gamma irradiator and Daniel Levesque Robert Aubé and Mike Wynnyk 571 Breathing new life into your production irradiator the case for reinvest- ing in your facility ELECTRON & X-RAY TECHNOLOGY D.A. Cleghorn, SV. Nablo, D.N. Ferro 575 Electron beam treatment parameters for control of stored product in- and DW. Hagstrum sects Douglas E. Weiss, Denise A. Cleghorn 581 Electron beam process validation for sterilization of complex geome- and Sam V. Nablo tries Theo Sadat and Thomas Huber 587 E-Beam—a new transfer system for isolator technology A. Lisitsky, S. Pismenesky, G. Popov 591 Quality improvement of irradiating technique and V. Rudychev J. Bigolas, S. Kulinski, W. Maciszewski, 595 Current approach to design of high-power electron accelerators to M. Pachan, E. Plawski and Z. Zimek match actual requirements of radiation technology in Poland S. Pismenesky, G. Popov and V. Rudychev 601 Reproduction of a given particle distribution by means of scanner . Kenneth P. Felis, Tovi Avnery 605 Innovative energy eilicient low-voltage electron beam emitters and Anthony J. Berejka D.A.E. Ehlermann and D. Morriseau 609 Re-commissioning of an electron accelerator: industrial-type in research style V.L. Auslender, A.A. Bryazgin, B.L. Faktorovich, 613 Accelerators for E-beam and X-ray processing V.A. Gorbunov, E.N. Kokin, MN. Korobeinikov, G.S. Krainov, A.N. Lukin, S.A. Maximov, V.E. Nekhaev, A.D. PanfilovV,.N . Radchenko, V.O. Tkachenko, A.A. Tuvik and L.A. Voronin EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES R.F. Zaykina, Yu.A. Zaykin, G. Mirkin 617 Prospects for irradiation processing in the petroleum industry and N.K. Nadirov R.F. Zaykina, Yu.A. Zaykin, T.B. Mamonova 621 Radiation methods for demercaptanization and desulfurization of oil and N.K. Nadirov products T. Kume, N. Nagasawa and F. Yoshii 625 Utilization of carbohydrates by radiation processing S. Hava and N. Pinhas 629 Optical properties tuning of quantum-well lasers and photodiodes through y-ray irradiation ENVIRONMENTAL APPLICATIONS Huaying Bao, Yuanxia Liu and Haishun Jia 633 A study of irradiation in the treatment of wastewater J. Licki, A.G. Chmielewski, Z. Zimek, 637 Electron beam process for SO» removal from flue gases with high SO» B. Tyminski and S. Butka content V.L. Auslender, A.A. Ryazantsev 641 The use of electron beam for solution of some ecological problems in and G.A. Spiridonov pulp and paper industry Contents of Volumes 63, 64, 65 Radiation Physics and Chemistry 65 (2002) VII-XXIV XIII C.L. Duarte, M.H.O. Sampa, P.R. Rela, 647 Advanced oxidation process by electron-beam-irradiation-induced H. Oikawa, C.G. Silveira and A.L. Azevedo decomposition of pollutants in industrial effluents A.G. Chmielewski, A. Ostapczuk, Z. Zimek, 653 Reduction of VOCs in flue gas from coal combustion by electron beam J. Licki and K. Kubica treatment Ding Yonghua, Zheng Degui, Yan Aoshuang 657 The present status and trend of ionizing-radiation application on envir- and Niu Guanghua onment protection in China G. Albarran and R.H. Schuler 661 Micellar electrophoretic capillary chromatographic analysis of the products produced in the radiolytic oxidation of toluene and phenol STERLIZATION: MEDICAL DEVICES Arne Miller and Joyce Hansen 665 Revision of the ISO and EN radiation sterilization standards Aoshuang Yan, Ailian Wang, Ying Zhai, 669 Setting the sterilization dose for a cotton-based product family using a Ben Chen and Boon Lim knowledge of the distribution of radiation resistances Zbigniew Zimek and Iwona Kaluska 673 Sterilization dose auditing for various types of medical products STERILIZATION: PHARMACEUTICALS Li Fengmei, Xie Ying, Deng Xixian, 675 Kinetics study on dismutation of superoxide anion catalyzed by Zhou Xuan and Chen Dianhua Cu(GlyGly) by using pulse radiolysis Paula M. Koseki, Anna Lucia C.H. Villavicencio, 681 Effects of irradiation in medicinal and eatable herbs Monica S. Brito, Ligia C. Nahme, Katia |. Sebastiao, Paulo R. Rela, Ligia B. Almeida-Muradian, Jorge Mancini-Filho and Paulo C.D. Freitas Hiroyuki Kamakura, Takeshi Hirano, Hitoshi Ito, 685 Studies on the sterilization methods for the crude drugs. Possibility of Hiromi Sunaga, Haruki Takizawa, EB machine for decontamination of crude drugs and influence on the Yasuyuki Takatani, Setsuko Sekita components of crude drugs by irradiation and Motoyoshi Satake Vyacheslav A. Shkurupiy, Vladimir A. Krasnov, 691 Production of new antituberculosis drug and other medical prepara- Elena P. Gulyaeva, Alexander V. Troitskiy, tions by electron beam treatment Oleg V. Grishin, Ludmila A. Bogdanova, Tatyana V. Machneva, Vadim L. Auslender and MikhailV . Korobeinikov Dusan Razem and Branka Katusin-Razem 697 Dose requirements for microbial decontamination of botanical materials by irradiation Pascale Moyne, Alain Botella, André Peyrouset 703 Sterilization of injectable drugs solutions by irradiation and Louis Rey J. Raffi, S. Gelly, P. Piccerelle, P. Prinderre, A. 705 Electron spin resonance—thermoluminescence studies on irradiated Chamayou and M. Baron drugs and excipients J.C. May, L. Rey and Chi-Jen Lee 709 Evaluation of some selected vaccines and other biological products irradiated by gamma rays, electron beams and X-rays DOSIMETRY Hasan M. Khan, Mohammad Anwer 713 Dosimetric characterisation of aqueous solution of brilliant green for and Zahid S. Chaudhry low-dose food irradiation dosimetry Ana M.Sisti Galante, Barbara M. Rzyski, 719 The response of potassium nitrate for high-dose radiation dosimetry Leticia L. Campos and Anna L. Villavicencio XIV Contents of Volumes 63, 64, 65 | Radiation Physics and Chemistry 65 (2002) VII-XXIV Yong Zhou, Xinzhi Zhou, Zhu An, Youyi Zhou 723 Measurements and calculations of electron dose distributions in circu- and Shiming Wang lar materials Marshall Cleland, Richard Galloway, 723 The use of dose and charge distributions in electron beam processing Frederic Genin and Mikael Lindholm Peter Gehringer and Helmut Eschweiler 735 Electron beam dosimetry in aqueous flow systems A. Miller, A. Kovacs and F. Kuntz 739 Development of polystyrene calorimeter for application at electron en- ergies down to 1.5 MeV Kishor Mehta, Piergiorgio Fuochi, 745 Behaviour of non-conducting plastics under e-beam irradiation Marco Lavalle and Andras Kovacs M.K. Murphy, S.D. Miller, A. Kovacs, 751 Characterization of a new photo-fluorescent film dosimeter for high- W.L. McLaughlin and I. Slezsak radiation dose applications A.\. Kalinichenko and G.F. Popov 755 Non-disturbing thermoacoustic dosimetry of electron and brems- strahlung beams Marc Desrosiers, Vitaly Nagy, James Puhl, 759 e-Calibrations: using the Internet to deliver calibration services in real Robert Glenn, Robert Densock, David Stieren, time at lower cost Brian Lang, Andreas Kamlowski, Diether Maier and Arthur Heiss Ary deA. RodrigueJsr . and Linda V.E. Caldas Commercial plate window glass tested as routine dosimeter at a gamma irradiation facility M. Sohrabpour, M. Hassanzadeh, M. Shahriari Dose distribution of the IR-136 irradiator using a Monte Carlo code and M. Sharifzadeh and comparison with dosimetry A. Akhavan, M. Sohrabpour and M. Sharifzadeh Preparation of a new chemical radiochromic film dosimeter A. Kovacs, M. Baranyai, L. Wojnarovits, Applicability of the Sunna dosimeter for food irradiation control S. Miller, M. Murphy, W.L. McLaughlin, 1. Slezsak and A.1I. Kovacs M. Russo, M. D‘Angelantonio, E. Takacs, Effects of different matrixes on the dosimetric response of M. Lavalle, P.G. Fuochi and S.S. Emmi a-terthiophene films from the kGy to MGy range C.H. Pyne and M.J. Comben Use of ve!.uation dosimetry, in source rack load planning, to improve cobalt irradiation plant eiTiciency J.P. Sephton, P.H.G. Sharpe and R.D.H Chu The use of ionisation chambers for dose rate measurements at industrial irradiation plants R. Bett, M.F.Watts and M.E. Plested The shelf life of dyed polymethylmethacrylate dosimeters M.F. Watts and R. Bett A new dosimetry system using a portable reader H.B. Owczarczyk,W . Migdal and W. Stachowicz EB dose calibration for 10 MeV linear accelerator S. Ebraheem, S. Eid and A. Kovacs A new dyed poly (vinyl alcohol) film for high-dose applications S. Ramos-Bernal, E. Cruz, A.N egron-Mendoza Irradiation dose determination below room temperature and E. Bustos Liqing Xie, Jinxian Dai, Pengcheng Wang, Yinfen Dosimetry and application of the alanine-polymer film dosimeter Zhang and Juncheng Gao PACKAGING MATERIALS. B. Ouattara, L.T. Canh, C. Vachon, M.A. Mateescu 821 Use of y-irradiation cross-linking to improve the water vapor perme- and M. Lacroix ability and the chemical stability of milk protein films M. Lacroix,T.C. Le, B. OQuattara, H. Yu, M. Letendre, 827 Use of y-irradiation to produce films from whey, casein and soya pro- S.F. Sabato, M.A. Mateescu and G. Patterson teins: structure and functionals characteristics J. Mittendorfer, H.P. Bierbaumer, F. Gratzl 833 Decontamination of food packaging using electron beam—status and and E. Kellauer prospects Rainer Buchalla, Timothy H. Begley and 837 Analysis of low-molecular weight radiolysis products in extracts of Kim M. Morehouse gamma-irradiated polymers by gas chromatography and high-performance liquid chromatography Contents of Volumes 63, 64, 65 | Radiation Physics and Chemistry 65 (2002) VII-XXIV XV Frank Welle, Alexandra Mauer and Roland Franz 841 Migration and sensory changes of packaging materials caused by io- nising radiation Lecon Woo and Craig L. Sandford 845 Comparison of electron beam irradiation with gamma processing for medical packaging materials Contents of Volumes 63, 64, 65 | Radiation Physics and Chemistry 65 (2002) VII-XXIV CONTENTS OF VOLUME 64 Number 1 M. Ertugrul, A. Karabulut and G. Budak 1 Measurement of the K shell absorption jump factor of some elements Technical Note A.N. Hopersky, S.A. Novikov and VV. Chuvenkov Anomalous elastic scattering of linearly polarized X-ray radiation by multicharged atomic ions in the range of the ionization threshold of the 1s-shell Z.S. Nurkeeva, G.A. Mun, S.M. Koblanov, Radiation synthesis of novel cationic flocculants based on copolymers B.B. Yermukhambetova, R.A. Abdykalykova of vinyl ethers of monoethanolamine and ethyleneglycol and VV. Khutoryanskiy Ali Sadeghi, Mahnaz Chaychian, Mohamad Radiation-induced reduction of ditetrazolium salt in aqueous solutions Al-Sheikhly and W.L. McLaughlin Richard A. Holroyd and Masaru Nishikawa Pressure effects on electron reactions and mobility in nonpolar liquids T. Lundstr6m, H. Christensen and K. Sehested The reaction of OH with H at elevated temperatures H. Savas and Olgun Giiven Gelation, swelling and water vapor permeability behavior of radiation synthesized poly (ethylene oxide) hydrogels Guillermina Burillo, Roger L. Clough, Polymer recycling: potential application of radiation technology Tibor Czvikovszky, Olgun Guven, Alain Le Moel, Weiwei Liu, Ajit Singh, Jingtian Yang and Traian Zaharescu Bumsoo Han, Jaein Ko, Jinkyu Kim, Yuri Kim, Combined electron-beam and biological treatment of dyeing complex Wooho Chung, I.E. Makarov, AN. Ponomarev wastewater. Pilot plant experiments and A.K. Pikaev Eun-Joo Lee, Vitaly I. Volkov, Myung-Woo Byun Detection of free radicals in gamma-irradiated soybean paste and and Cherl-Ho Lee model system by electron spin resonance spectroscopy Young Chang Nho, Oh Hyun Kwon and Chen Jie Introduction of phosphoric acid group to polypropylene film by radiation grafting and its blood compatibility Number 2 P. 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