Table of Contents

1. Scope
    1.1 Introduction
2. References
3. Definitions
4. General test procedures
    4.1 Applicability of tests
    4.2 Standard test conditions
    4.3 Statistical fluctuations
5. General characteristics
    5.1 Units of readout
    5.2 Scaling factors
    5.3 Ease of decontamination
    5.4 Moisture protection
    5.5 Alarm threshold
    5.6 Markings
    5.7 Battery status indication
    5.8 Protection of switches
    5.9 Zero set
    5.10 AC power
    5.11 Battery power
    5.12 Battery power indicator
    5.13 AC-powered instruments with battery backup
6. Electronic and mechanical requirements and tests
    6.1 Circuit verification
    6.2 Alarms
    6.3 Response stability
    6.4 Geotropism
    6.5 Response time
    6.6 Coefficient of variation
    6.7 Line noise susceptibility
    6.8 Electrostatic discharge (ESD)
7. Radiation response
    7.1 Accuracy
    7.2 Probe surface sensitivity
    7.3 Photon energy dependence
    7.4 Beta energy dependence
    7.5 Neutron energy dependence
    7.6 Photon radiation overload
    7.7 Angular dependence
8. Interfering response
    8.1 Extracameral response
    8.2 Radio frequency (RF)
    8.3 Conducted immunity
    8.4 Magnetic fields
    8.5 Interfering ionizing radiation
9. Environmental factors
    9.1 Temperature
    9.2 Temperature shock
    9.3 Humidity
    9.4 Mechanical shock
    9.5 Vibration
    9.6 Ambient pressure
10. Documentation
    10.1 Operation and maintenance manual
    10.2 Type test report
Annex A (informative) Bibliography
Annex B (informative) Tests performed with variation of
                      influence quantities

Abstract

Establishes the minimum performance criteria for health physics instrumentation for use in ionizing radiation fields.

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Published
Document Type	Standard
Status	Current
Publisher	Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers
Pages
ISBN
Committee	N42