"Malcolm Stewart" wrote in
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"Jim Thompson" wrote in message
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On 19 Jun 2005 09:49:37 -0700, wrote:

It may not sound like a serious question, but it is.

Can one sterilise food using a beta emitter? I assume alpha would not
have the necessary penetrating power. Where could one get such beta
emitter, if anywhere?

Or might xrays be better?

30 years ago it used to be gamma radiation - harder than X-rays.

Sometimes. It depends on the gamma source.