RS 2400

RS 2400

RS 2400

Product catalog summary
Overview: The RS 2400•Q Sterile Insect Irradiator is a leading x-ray irradiator designed for the Sterile Insect Technique (SIT), which is an environmentally friendly method for pest control. This technique sterilizes mass-reared insects using x-ray technology, ensuring they remain sexually competitive but unable to reproduce, thus controlling pest populations without genetic engineering.
Key Features:
  • Patented Carousel Circulation Technology: High capacity, single chamber design with integrated multi-canister carousel for maximum throughput.
  • Environmentally Friendly: Uses clean, renewable energy without the need for nuclear materials, reducing regulatory and safety burdens.
  • Cost Efficiency: Lower cost of ownership compared to gamma irradiators, with no need for secure rooms or nuclear site licenses.
  • Proven Reliability: Over 20 years of use in various institutions worldwide, with more than 800 installations.
  • Portability: Mounted on castor wheels for easy movement and flexible placement.
Technical Specifications:
  • Power: 4000W
  • Dose Rate: 10-12 Gy/min
  • Dose Uniformity Ratio (DUR): 1.3-1.5
  • Processing Volume: Up to 15L per cycle with different canister configurations.
  • Dimensions: 46"W x 36"D x 74"H
  • Weight: 2450 lbs.
Applications: The RS 2400•Q is used for controlling pests like the Codling Moth and Drosophila suzukii, which cause significant agricultural damage. It is a direct replacement for nuclear source irradiators and is considered "substantially equivalent" by the FDA for certain applications.
Conclusion: The RS 2400•Q offers a sustainable, cost-effective, and reliable solution for pest control in agriculture, supporting global efforts to reduce the spread of vector-borne diseases and agricultural losses.
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Catalog excerpts

RS 2400-1

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

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RS 2400-2

What 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 losses...

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RS 2400-3

RS 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 Dose...

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RS 2400-4

Technical 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 2400•Q:...

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