Method and apparatus for x-ray ionizing radiation control

1. A method for x-ray ionizing radiation control comprising:

forming a digital representation of an inanimate object;

simulating amount of said x-ray radiation at a surface of said inanimate object;

calculating radiation-matter interaction for a material of said inanimate object;

calculating amount of energy deposited at a plurality of locations at said inanimate object;

modifying said digital representation of said inanimate object in response to an input from a user; and

displaying said modified digital representation of said inanimate object.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein said plurality of locations at said inanimate object is located at said surface of said inanimate object.

3. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

comparing amount of energy deposited at each of said plurality of locations at said inanimate object against a dose threshold required to achieve sterilization of said material.

4. The method of claim 3 further comprising:

forming a second digital representation of a packaging device of a second material around said inanimate object; and

simulating effect of said packaging device on said amount of energy deposited at each of said plurality of locations.

5. The method of claim 3 further comprising:

changing position of said modified digital representation of said inanimate object; and

calculating amount of energy deposited at each of said plurality of locations at said inanimate object in said changed position.

6. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

comparing amount of energy deposited at each of said plurality of locations at said inanimate object against a dose threshold required to achieve adequate crosslinking of said material.

7. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

comparing amount of energy deposited at each of said plurality of locations at said inanimate object against a dose threshold required to achieve neutralization of hazardous waste on said material.

8. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

forming a second digital representation of a radiation shield of a second material; and

simulating effect of said radiation shield on said amount of energy deposited at each of said plurality of locations.

9. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

varying dose of said x-ray radiation.

10. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

varying fluence of said x-ray radiation.

11. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

calculating probability distribution of said x-ray radiation on said surface of said inanimate object.

12. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

calculating probability distribution of said radiation matter-interaction resulting from said x-ray radiation on said surface of said inanimate object.

13. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

forming a three dimensional digital representation of said inanimate object.

14. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

forming a three dimensional digital model representing said inanimate object from a plurality of solid surfaces.

15. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

simulating amount of said x-ray radiation at a second plurality of locations on an interior surface of said inanimate object; and

calculating amount of energy deposited at said second plurality of locations on said interior surface of said inanimate object.

16. A system for x-ray ionizing radiation control comprising:

a display device for displaying a digital representation of an inanimate object to a user;

a simulator coupled to said display device configured to simulate amount of said x-ray radiation at a surface of said inanimate object;

a processor coupled to said simulator configured to calculate radiation matter-interaction for a material of said inanimate object and configured to calculate amount of energy deposited at said plurality of locations at said inanimate object;

a user input device coupled to said display for receiving input from said user; and

a design tool configured to modify said digital representation of said inanimate object in response to said input from said user.

17. The system of claim 16 further comprising:

a second digital representation of packaging around said inanimate object.

18. The system of claim 16 further comprising:

a three dimensional digital model representing said inanimate object formed from a plurality of solid surfaces.

19. The system of claim 18 further comprising:

an interior surface in said three dimensional digital model representing said inanimate object.

20. The system of claim 16 further comprising:

an indicator configured to indicate sufficient sterilization of said inanimate object.