Patent ID: 6940076
Filing Date: 2005-09-06
Classification: A23L,A61L,G21K

Abstract:
1. A method of irradiating an article from a radiation source where the article absorbs the radiation at different positions in the article in accordance with irregularities in the characteristics of the article at the different positions, including the steps of: providing the radiation from the source in a particular direction, absorbing the radiation energy passing from the source to the article at the different positions in accordance with the irregularities in the characteristics of the article at the different positions to maintain the radiation dosage at the different positions in the article within particular minimum and maximum limits, and moving the article past the radiation from the source in a direction transverse to the particular direction, wherein the absorption is provided by a fixture having characteristics for absorbing the radiation energy at the different positions depending upon the irregularities in the characteristics of the article at the different positions.