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The RS 2400•Q Sterile Insect Irradiator Is Non-GMO Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) right for you? Family Planning for Insects™ Environmentally Friendly Insect Control Clean, renewable energy to sterilize mass-reared insects, they remain sexually competitive yet cannot produce offspring, SIT does not involve genetic engineering. Patented Carousel Circulation Technology High capacity, single chamber design with integrated multi-canister carousel technology for maximum throughput. Lower Cost of Ownership than Gamma Hassle Free Ownership, NO decay curve calculation, NO need for secure or shielded room, NO nuclear site license required, NO added safety costs. *RS 2400 is CE marked The Premier Insect X-ray Irradiator in the World Providing Superior Uniformity and Industry Leading Reliability
Open the catalog to page 1What is Sterile Insect Technique? Mass Rearing Targets are mass-reared in an insectary SORTING Insect separated by sex and males are chosen Males are typically non-biting, or are non-damaging to crops Rad Source in Action Our patented x-ray irradiation technology is scientifically proven to deplete harmful pests to prevent disease, restore prosperity to the agricultural industry, and improve the health and wellbeing of the human population. Pests are harmful to both the agricultural industry and human health. Rapid reproduction and population growth of these pests results in agricultural...
Open the catalog to page 2RS 2400•Q Sterile Insect Irradiator X-Ray Designed for Life Science™ Rad Source family of sterile insect irradiators are an environmentally-friendly pest management method - population of insects is controlled by releasing sterile males in a targeted area. Successfully used for over 70 years and currently applied in over 6 continents worldwide to protect areas against invasion and re-invasion. The RS 2400•Q Biological Irradiator was developed as a Cesium137 replacement device for the research irradiation of small animals, cells, tissue, insects and more. Patented QUASTAR® Emitter Maximizes...
Open the catalog to page 3Technical Specifications RS 1800•Q Power: 4000W Dose Rate (Gy/min): 20 Gy/min. (0.46 g/mL) Dose Uniformity Ratio (DUR): 1.3-1.5 Power: 4000W Dose Rate (Gy/min): 10-12 Gy/min. (0.46 g/mL) Dose Uniformity Ratio (DUR): 1.3-1.5 Processing Volume: Please contact our in-house entomologist as uniform dose rates are bug dependent - can do several thousand moths, mosquitoes, or flies at a time but contact our entomologist to find out more. Processing Volume: RS 2400•Q4: (6) 830 mL canisters with spacer (5L total capacity) per cycle. • 4“ in diameter (10.2 cm) • Dose rate ~12 Gy / min, 1.3 DUR RS...
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