Ultraviolet
Ultraviolet For other uses, see Ultraviolet (disambiguation). Ultraviolet (UV) radiation is electromagnetic radiation of a ... 280 nm), also called Short Wave or "germicidal". See 1 E-7 m for a ... in laser technology, etc., the term deep ultraviolet or DUV refers to wavelengths below ...
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Sterilization (microbiology)
... safety of the operators of the gamma irradiation facility; they also require storage of a ... device, depending upon the type of particle. Irradiation with X-rays or gamma rays does not make materials radioactive. Irradiation with particles may make materials radioactive, depending ... foods are irradiated for sterilization (see food irradiation). Ultraviolet light (UV, from a germicidal lamp) ...
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