Tech in Surgery Prep / Unit 6 TSC 140 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Radiation for Single-Use Items
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The idea
Ionizing radiation, such as gamma rays, sterilizes many manufactured medical products, but it is not used in hospitals.
In practice
Manufacturers use it on a large scale for items such as gloves, tubing and other plastics, which arrive already sterile in their packages.
Where people slip
A commercially sterile item stays sterile only while its package is intact, which unit seven covers.
Your place on the trail
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