Microwave Disinfection and Sterilization

An apparatus for reducing a microorganism population on an object, said apparatus comprising:

• a chamber for exposing an object to microwave radiation;
• a first magnetron having a first waveguide positioned in communication with the chamber at a first orientation to provide one or more microwave radiation pulses;
• at least one second magnetron having a second waveguide positioned in communication with the chamber has at least one second orientations to provide one or more microwave radiation pulses on at least a second axis,
• a power supply connected to the first magnetron and the at least one second magnetrons, and
• a programmable control panel in communication with the power supply and the first magnetron and the at least one second magnetron to deliver the one or more microwave radiation pulses as a series of repetitive pulses on a first axis and at least a second axis, wherein each of the series of repetitive pulses have a duration ranging from a fraction of a second to multiple seconds.