IEEE ANSI N42.17A 2004
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American National Standard Performance Specifications for Health Physics Instrumentation-Portable Instrumentation for Use in Normal Environmental Conditions
| Published By | Publication Date | Number of Pages |
| IEEE | 2004 | 37 |
Revision Standard – Active. This standard establishes the minimum performance criteria for health physics instrumentation for use in ionizing radiation fields. Testing methods are included to establish the acceptability of each type of instrumentation.
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| PDF Pages | PDF Title |
|---|---|
| 2 | American National Standard for Performance Specifications for Health Physics Instrumentation-Portable Instrumentation for Use in Normal Environmental Conditions |
| 4 | Introduction Participants |
| 8 | 1. Scope 1.1 Introduction |
| 9 | 2. References |
| 11 | 3. Definitions |
| 13 | 4. General test procedures 4.1 Applicability of tests 4.2 Standard test conditions 4.3 Statistical fluctuations |
| 14 | 5. General characteristics 5.1 Units of readout |
| 15 | 5.2 Scaling factors 5.3 Ease of decontamination 5.4 Moisture protection 5.5 Alarm threshold |
| 16 | 5.6 Markings 5.7 Battery status indication 5.8 Protection of switches |
| 17 | 5.9 Zero set 5.10 AC power 5.11 Battery power 5.12 Battery power indicator |
| 18 | 5.13 AC-powered instruments with battery backup 6. Electronic and mechanical requirements and tests 6.1 Circuit verification 6.2 Alarms |
| 19 | 6.3 Response stability 6.4 Geotropism |
| 20 | 6.5 Response time |
| 21 | 6.6 Coefficient of variation 6.7 Line noise susceptibility |
| 22 | 6.8 Electrostatic discharge (ESD) 7. Radiation response 7.1 Accuracy |
| 23 | 7.2 Probe surface sensitivity |
| 24 | 7.3 Photon energy dependence |
| 25 | 7.4 Beta energy dependence |
| 26 | 7.5 Neutron energy dependence |
| 27 | 7.6 Photon radiation overload 7.7 Angular dependence |
| 28 | 8. Interfering response 8.1 Extracameral response 8.2 Radio frequency (RF) |
| 29 | 8.3 Conducted immunity 8.4 Magnetic fields |
| 30 | 8.5 Interfering ionizing radiation |
| 31 | 9. Environmental factors 9.1 Temperature 9.2 Temperature shock |
| 32 | 9.3 Humidity |
| 33 | 9.4 Mechanical shock 9.5 Vibration 9.6 Ambient pressure |
| 34 | 10. Documentation 10.1 Operation and maintenance manual 10.2 Type test report |
| 35 | Annex A |
| 36 | Annex B |
