The gamma irradiator at VINAGAMMA is a multipurpose industrial scale type SVST-Co60/B. It was designed and fabricated by Institute of Isotopes Co. Ltd. (Hungary) and has been put into operation since March 15th, 1999 for two main purposes of sterilization of medical products and pasteurization of foodstuff.

VINAGAMMA possesses the following laboratories for Research and Quality Assurance and Quality Control: Biological laboratory, Physico-Chemistry laboratory, Physico-Mechanical laboratory and Dosimetry laboratory.

The utilization of ion radiation for sterilization of medical products and pasteurization of foodstuff has a lot of advantages: No deformation and deterioration of processed products, no toxic residues left in irradiated products, processed products can not become radioactive, no need of unpacking for processing and assuring the highest sterile level of processed products

Vietnam- “ IAEA/RCA Training Course and Demonstration on Up-scaling of Radiation Modification of polymers for Agricultural Applications” held at Bong Sen Hotel, Ho Chi Minh City, on 12-16 July 2010

For the purpose of help to farmers, especially when drought happens frequently in the recent years, VINAGAMMA has studied and developed successfully a product, named Gam-Sorb. Apart from utilization in agriculture as water sustainer, soil humidity conditioner, and enhancement of effective use of fertilizer, Gam-sorb can be applied in environment treatment, additives in cattle-feed.