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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Exhibit 10.49</font></b></p>



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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">*

Confidential Treatment Requested Under</font></b></p>



<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">17

C.F.R. &#167;&#167; 200.80(b)(4), 200.83 and 240.24b-2</font></b></p>



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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">SON

SON Co., Ltd.</font></b></p>



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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">October 1, 2002</font></p>



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<p style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Mr. Tram Be</font></p>



<h1 style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;page-break-after:auto;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;">Son Son

Co., Ltd.</font></b></h1>



<h1 style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;page-break-after:auto;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;">[&#133;***&#133;]</font></b></h1>



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<h1 style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;page-break-after:auto;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;">Re:&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Agreement for purchase of a SureBeam

Electron Beam System between SureBeam Corporation and Son Son co., Ltd., dated

as March 27, 2002.</font></b></h1>



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<p style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Mr. Tram Be:</font></p>



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<p style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Reference is made to the Agreement referenced above

(the &#147;Agreement&#148;), between SureBeam Corporation (&#147;SureBeam&#148;), and Son Son Co.,

Ltd. (&#147;Buyer&#148;).&#160; All capitalized terms

used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned to them

under the Agreement.</font></p>



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<p style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">SureBeam and Buyer have executed and delivered this

letter for purposes of supplementing the term of Agreement, and hereby agree as

follows:</font></p>



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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-autospace:none;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Exhibit C1 to the Agreement is hereby amended

to include the following:</p>



<p style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Buyer has the option to purchase a second

accelerator, for a price of&#160; [&#133;***&#133;], to

be installed within this first Facility within [&#133;***&#133;] after the completion of

the Acceptance Test.&#160; This price will

include any additional material handling equipment that may be necessary.&#160; If&nbsp;the utilization of this first

Facility&nbsp;reaches 85% of its capacity during the first 12 months of

operation, then this&nbsp;option will become a binding commitment.</font></p>



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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Except to the extent expressly amended by this letter, all of the

provisions of the Agreement remain unchanged and shall continue in full force

and effect.</font></p>



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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">* CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUESTED</font></b></p>



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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Please confirm, by signing in the place indicated below, that the

foregoing reflects our mutual understanding and agreement.</font></p>



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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Sincerely yours,</font></p>



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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Martha M. Cashman</font></p>

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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Senior Vice President, International Business Development</font></p>

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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/ Tram Be</font></p>

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