A new compilation, ASTM Standards on Sterilization of Health Care Products, is available from ASTM International. This online collection gives you instant access to 14 ASTM standards related to ISO 11137, Sterilization of Health Care Products—Requirements for Validation and Routine Control-Radiation Sterilization, and features the latest information available as standards are updated throughout the year. 

The standards included describe the requirements for a radiation sterilization process intended to sterilize medical devices and apply to gamma, X-ray and electron-beam radiation processing.  Subjects covered in the collection include:

•  Calibration of dosimetry systems used to measure absorbed doses in gamma-ray or
    X-ray fields and in electron beams used for radiation processing;
•  Different mathematical methods that may be used to calculate absorbed dose and
   criteria for their selection;
•  Materials description, dosimeter preparation and procedures for using the alanine-
   EPR dosimetry system;
•  Procedures for handling, testing and using a radiochromic film dosimetry system;
    and
•  Estimating uncertainties in dosimetry for radiation processing.

An annual online subscription of ASTM Standards on Sterilization of Health Care Products is  available for $99 (stock #STERILE07).  An annual online plus subscription is also available and includes all redline, historical and withdrawn standards for $139 (stock #STERILE07PLUS).  To purchase a subscription, contact ASTM Customer Service (phone: 610/832-9585; fax: 610/832-9555; https://www.astm.org/contact/) or visit the ASTM Web site at www.astm.org.

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