[rramadass]

Nice; we need more of these sort of scientific articles on HN.

There is so much the general public is unaware of when it comes to the use of Atomic/Nuclear Physics in our modern societies.

Here is a fun fact: Americans Will Do Anything to Get Indian Mangoes - https://archive.ph/xVqfl#selection-2157.0-2157.48

But due to USDA requirements, Indian Mangoes actually have to undergo gamma irradiation treatment using Cobalt-60 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cobalt-60#Applications) before they can be exported. So some of the top atomic research centers in India have a special facility just to phytosanitize mangoes!

There are even research papers on how to do the above more efficiently for example; Improving phytosanitary irradiation treatment of mangoes using Monte Carlo simulation - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S02608...