Irradiation is the preferred method for a little under half of the global volume of devices requiring sterilization, with gamma sterilization accounting for more than 80 per cent of these volumes.

More information: Myungkoo Kang et al, Self-healing mechanisms for Ge–Sb–S chalcogenide glasses upon gamma irradiation, MRS Bulletin (2024). DOI: 10.1557/s43577-024-00693-x ...