“國際輻照協會(IIA)是一個旨在促進世界輻照行業發展的非盈利性組織,同時也是國際原子能機構認可的非政府組織”。
此前，中國國際電視臺(CGTN)對此進行專題采訪。采訪一經播出，中國發布《醫用一次性防護服輻照滅菌應急規范(臨時)》，授權使用輻照滅菌技術對醫用一次性防護服進行滅菌，受到國際廣泛關注。2月14日，國際輻照協會針對這一熱點事件發布了新聞報道。
Irradiation as one of the emergency responses to the Covid-19 epidemic in China
中國采用輻照技術緊急應對新型冠狀病毒疫情
The Novel Coronavirus crisis in China has created a sudden huge demand for protective garments. This emergency situation has had an impact on the way these garments are sterilized. Ethylene oxide is by far the dominant sterilization technology for single use medical devices in China. However the process takes seven to fourteen days, which is too long under the present circumstances. Irradiation can reduce the lead time to one day.
中國爆發的新型冠狀病毒疫情，造成醫療防護服需求激增。面臨如此嚴峻的情況，現有防護衣物消毒滅菌方式需要做出重大調整。目前，中國主要采用環氧乙烷對醫療一次性用品進行滅菌，但其滅菌過程需要7到14天，在當前形勢下過于緩慢。而輻照技術可以將滅菌過程縮短到一天。
At the request of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the State Food and Drug Administration and the National Health Commission reviewed a Specifications for Radiation Sterilization of Single-use Protective Clothing for Medical Use during Emergency as a Contingency Practice drafted by our affiliate the China Isotope and Radiation Association (CIRA).
應中國國家工業和信息化部要求，中國同位素與輻射行業協會(CIRA)組織起草了《醫用一次性防護服輻照滅菌應急規范(臨時)》，并通過了國家食品藥品監督管理局和國家衛生健康委員會相關專家的審議。
On February 7. the National Technical Committee for Standardization of Disinfection Equipment and the National Standardization Unit for Bio-Protection Products temporarily authorized the use of gamma and electron beam irradiation to replace ethylene oxide with a prescription that the irradiated products must been used within one month of the irradiation date.
2月7日，經全國消毒器械標準化技術委員會和全國生物防護產品標準化歸口單位投票，臨時授權使用伽瑪射線輻照和電子束輻照裝置代替環氧乙烷進行消毒。
This exceptional provision was triggered by the status of the crisis and the fact that our member the China Isotope & Radiation Corporation(CIRC) had announced on January 27 that the sterilization services of its various treatment units would be free of charge.
1月27日，國際輻射防護協會的成員—中國同輻股份有限公司(CIRC)旗下所屬輻照加工單位開始為運往武漢地區的緊急醫療物資提供免費輻照服務。由于疫情緊急，加之中國同輻的主動作為，《應急規范》得以迅速頒布。
