Time schedule

COURSE: Validation and Process Control for Electron Beam Sterilization

Ensartede Border-streger
Risø HDRL
Validation and Process Control for Electron Beam Sterilization - 2025
  Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
09:00 0 Introduction  Summary of Monday activities Summary of Tuesday activities Summary of Wednesday activities Summary of Thursday activities
  1 Irradiation facilities 6 Measurement traceability 10 International standards - ISO 11137 and ASTM  

11 Biocompatibility 

16 Dose measurement verification
 - comparisons
10:00   7 Measurement uncertainty  
  2 Dosimetry systems Recap IQ - OQ
12 Microbiology

   Introduction

   Methods 1
17 Process control 
  3 Calibration  8 Influence of environment on dosimeter response OQ - Operational qualification  
11:00   Prepare calib dosimeters for irradiation Measure dosimeters  18 Radiation effects on polymers
  4 Validation - IQ-OQ 9 RisøScan Analysis of data 
13 Microbiology

  Inactivation

   Methods 2
  Required measurements   19 Establish maximum acceptable dose
12:00 LUNCH
13:00 Prepare OQ dosimeters for irradiation Recap Calibration Recap PQ 13 Microbiology (cont) 20 Audit of device manufacturer and contract irradiator
    Exercices
14:00 5 PQ Measure dosimeters Performance qualification

14 Microbiology

   Establish sterilization dose
  Wrapping up
  Dose mapping Measure dosimeters 
15:00 Prepare products for irradiation Establish calibration functions Analysis of data  Close:   approx. 15:00
16:00    for GEX DoseStix   Exercices  
  Driving to Sterigenics    for B3/RisøScan Establish process specification for sterilization 15. Maintaining process effectiveness  
17:00        
  Evening:     Evening    Dinner  
   Irradiation at Sterigenics 10 MeV  electron accelerator facility