PERFORMANCE SPECIFICATIONS FOR HEALTH PHYSICS INSTRUMENTATION - PORTABLE INSTRUMENTATION FOR USE IN NORMAL ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS
Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers
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
Establishes the minimum performance criteria for health physics instrumentation for use in ionizing radiation fields.
| Document Type | Standard |
| Status | Current |
| Publisher | Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers |
| Committee | N42 |
