An apparatus and method for irradiating a product or product stack with a
relatively even radiation dose distribution is provided. The apparatus
comprises a radiation source, an adjustable collimator, a turn-table
capable of receiving a product stack and a control system capable of
adjusting the adjustable collimator to vary the geometry of the radiation
beam as the product stack is rotated in the radiation beam. Also
disclosed is the modulation of the radiation beam energy and power and
varying the angular rotational velocity of the product stack in a
radiation beam to achieve a low dose uniformity ratio in the product
stack.