A method for limiting exposure of a substrate to potentially damaging radiation
from a radiating apparatus. A database of information associated with the substrate
is compiled, and the substrate is identified prior to processing the substrate
on the radiating apparatus. The database of information associated with the substrate
is accessed, including its past irradiation history of dosage and type of irradiation,
based on the substrate identification, and the operation of the radiating apparatus
is selectively modified based at least in part on the information associated with
the substrate.