CURRENT STATUS OF RADIATION PROCESSING

The paper is a review of trends for the development of current radiati on processing. The sources of ionizing radiation and the main practica lly important processes occuring upon the action of such radiation wer e considered. It was shown that radiation methods are successfully use d for radiation modification of materials, radiation sterilization of medical devices, environmental applications, radiation treatment of fo od, radiation engineering, and some other applications. The special at tention is paid to the processes realized on a pilot and industrial sc ale.