SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED DESIGN

1 . A treatment system, comprising:

a particle accelerator configured to produce a beam of charged particles;

a deflector configured to redirect the beam of charged particles;

a vacuum chamber that prevents atmosphere from interfering with the beam of charged particles; and

a magnet array for directing the beam of charged particles onto a product, wherein the beam of charged particles is used to sterilize the product.

2 . The treatment system of claim 1 wherein the beam of charged particles comprises an electron beam.

3 . The treatment system of claim 1 wherein the beam of charged particles comprises an X-ray beam.

4 . The treatment system of claim 1 further comprising:

a target material, wherein the beam of charged particles from the particle accelerator is directed onto the target material to produce Bremsstrahlung X-rays.

5 . The treatment system of claim 1 wherein the magnet array comprises:

a parallelizing magnet array for parallelizing the beam of charged particles.

6 . The treatment system of claim 1 further comprising:

a scan horn protector assembly.

7 . The treatment system of claim 6 wherein the scan horn protector assembly comprises:

a housing;

a concentrator cone; and

a sacrificial burst disc at an end of the concentrator cone.

8 . The treatment system of claim 1 wherein the charged particles are directed onto at least one treatment area.

9 . A system, comprising:

a particle accelerator configured to produce a beam of electrons;

a deflector configured to split the beam of electrons into a first beam and a second beam;

a first re-parallelizing magnet configured to redirect the first beam into a beam bending assembly, wherein the beam bending assembly directs the first beam in a first direction; and

a second re-parallelizing magnet configured to redirect the second beam into the beam bending assembly wherein the beam bending assembly directs the second beam in a second direction.

10 . The system of claim 9 wherein the beam bending assembly comprises:

a common pole magnet in spaced relation between two opposite pole magnets.

11 . The system of claim 10 wherein a magnetic field exists between the common pole magnet and opposite pole magnets.

12 . The system of claim 9 further comprising:

a target material, wherein the beam of electrons from the particle accelerator is directed onto the target material to produce Bremsstrahlung X-rays.

13 . The system of claim 9 wherein the first direction of the first beam is different from the second direction of the second beam.

14 . The system of claim 9 wherein the first direction of the first beam is directed to a path of travel of a product on a conveyor assembly; and

Wherein the second direction of the second beam is directed to a different path of travel of a product on the conveyor assembly.

15 . The system of claim 14 wherein the product comprises a medical product.

16 . A treatment method comprising:

producing a particle beam with a particle accelerator;

splitting the particle beam into a first particle beam and a second particle beam with a deflector;

redirecting the first particle beam into a beam bending assembly, with a first re-parallelizing magnet;

redirecting the second particle

beam into a beam bending assembly with a second re-parallelizing magnet;

directing the first particle beam onto a treatment area with a beam bending assembly; and

directing the second particle beam onto a different treatment area with the beam bending assembly.

17 . The treatment method of claim 16 wherein the particle beam comprises an electron beam.

18 . The treatment method of claim 17 further comprising:

producing an x-ray beam by directing the electron beam onto a target.

19 . The treatment method of claim 16 further comprising:

conveying a product through the treatment area wherein the particle beam is incident on the product.

20 . The treatment method of claim 19 wherein the product comprises a medical product.