Sterilization methods and systems
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1. A sterilization method comprising:
- determining if one or more objects are absent from one or more areas; and
transmitting one or more signals to one or more sources of sterilizing radiation to instruct the one or more sources of sterilizing radiation to emit sterilizing radiation in response to the determining, wherein the transmitting one or more signals to one or more sources of sterilizing radiation to instruct the one or more sources of sterilizing radiation to emit sterilizing radiation in response to the determining includes;
transmitting the one or more signals to the one or more sources of sterilizing radiation in response to determining one or more distances between one or more surfaces within the one or more areas.
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Abstract
Methods and systems for sterilizing one or more areas or one or more portions of one or more areas are described. In some embodiments, the methods and systems can be used to sterilize one or more areas or one or more portions of one or more areas through use of sterilizing radiation. In some embodiments, the methods and systems can be utilized so that objects, such as humans, that are within one or more areas or one or more portions of one or more areas are not substantially irradiated with sterilizing radiation.
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1. A sterilization method comprising:
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determining if one or more objects are absent from one or more areas; and transmitting one or more signals to one or more sources of sterilizing radiation to instruct the one or more sources of sterilizing radiation to emit sterilizing radiation in response to the determining, wherein the transmitting one or more signals to one or more sources of sterilizing radiation to instruct the one or more sources of sterilizing radiation to emit sterilizing radiation in response to the determining includes; transmitting the one or more signals to the one or more sources of sterilizing radiation in response to determining one or more distances between one or more surfaces within the one or more areas. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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