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  • BS EN 60846:2004

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    Radiation protection instrumentation. Ambient and/or directional dose equivalent (rate) meters and/or monitors for beta, X and gamma radiation

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Superseded date:  30-09-2014

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  02-12-2004

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    1 Scope and object
    2 Normative references
    3 Terminology
       3.1 General
       3.2 Definitions
       3.3 Test nomenclature
       3.4 Quantities and units
    4 General characteristics of ambient and directional dose
       equivalent (rate) meters
       4.1 General
       4.2 Classification of the performance characteristics
       4.3 General test procedures
    5 Radiation characteristics - Directional dose equivalent
       (rate) meters
       5.1 Relative intrinsic error
       5.2 Variation of response with beta radiation energy and
            angle of incidence
       5.3 Variation of response with photon radiation energy and
            angle of incidence
       5.4 Overload characteristics
       5.5 Response to neutron radiation
       5.6 Response to pulsed ionizing radiation fields
       5.7 Statistical fluctuations
       5.8 Response time
       5.9 Interrelation between response time and statistical
            fluctuations
    6 Radiation characteristics - ambient dose equivalent (rate)
       meters
       6.1 Relative intrinsic error
       6.2 Variation of response with photon radiation energy and
            angle of incidence
       6.3 Overload characteristics
       6.4 Response to neutron radiation
       6.5 Response to pulsed ionizing radiation fields
       6.6 Statistical fluctuations
       6.7 Response time
       6.8 Interrelation between response time and statistical
            fluctuations
    7 Electrical characteristics of directional and ambient dose
       equivalent (rate) meters
       7.1 Stability of zero indication with time
       7.2 Stability of zero indication with variation of temperature
       7.3 Warm-up time
       7.4 Power supplies - battery operation
       7.5 Power supplies - mains operation
    8 Mechanical characteristics of directional and ambient dose
       equivalent (rate) meters
       8.1 Mechanical shock during operation
       8.2 Orientation of dose equivalent (rate) meter (geotropism)
    9 Environmental characteristics, performance requirements and
       tests
       9.1 Ambient temperature influence
       9.2 Relative humidity
       9.3 Atmospheric pressure
       9.4 Sealing against moisture
       9.5 Storage and transport
       9.6 Electromagnetic compatibility
       9.7 Vibration and mechanical shock
    10 Summary of characteristics
    11 Documentation
       11.1 Certificate
       11.2 Operation and maintenance manual
    Annex A (normative) Statistical fluctuations
    Annex ZA (normative) Normative references to international
                         publications with their corresponding
                         European publications
    Bibliography
    Tables

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    Applicable to dose equivalent (rate) meters and/or monitors for the measurement of ambient dose equivalent (rate) and/or directional dose equivalent (rate) from external beta, X and gamma radiation, as recommended in ICRU Report 47.

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    Committee NCE/2
    Development Note Supersedes 04/30113789 DC. (12/2004)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By
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    IEC 60050-394:2007 International Electrotechnical Vocabulary (IEV) - Part 394: Nuclear instrumentation - Instruments, systems, equipment and detectors
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    IEC 60068-2-27:2008 Environmental testing - Part 2-27: Tests - Test Ea and guidance: Shock
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    IEC 61187:1993 Electrical and electronic measuring equipment - Documentation
    IEC 61000-6-2:2016 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part 6-2: Generic standards - Immunity standard for industrial environments
    ISO 6980:1996 Reference beta radiations for calibrating dosemeters and dose-rate meters and for determining their response as a function of beta-radiation energy
    IEC 60050-151:2001 International Electrotechnical Vocabulary (IEV) - Part 151: Electrical and magnetic devices
    IEC 61000-4-11:2004+AMD1:2017 CSV Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part 4-11: Testing and measurement techniques - Voltage dips, short interruptions and voltage variations immunity tests
    IEC 61000-4-8:2009 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part 4-8: Testing and measurement techniques - Power frequency magnetic field immunity test
    IEC 61000-4-4:2012 RLV Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part 4-4: Testing and measurement techniques - Electrical fast transient/burst immunity test
    EN 61000-4-2:2009 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part 4-2: Testing and measurement techniques - Electrostatic discharge immunity test
    HD 472 S1:1989/AC:2013 NOMINAL VOLTAGES FOR LOW-VOLTAGE PUBLIC ELECTRICITY SUPPLY SYSTEMS
    ISO 4037-2:1997 X and gamma reference radiation for calibrating dosemeters and doserate meters and for determining their response as a function of photon energy Part 2: Dosimetry for radiation protection over the energy ranges from 8 keV to 1,3 MeV and 4 MeV to 9 MeV
    IEC 61000-4-6 : 4.0 ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY (EMC) - PART 4-6: TESTING AND MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES - IMMUNITY TO CONDUCTED DISTURBANCES, INDUCED BY RADIO-FREQUENCY FIELDS
    IEC 61000-4-6:2013 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part 4-6: Testing and measurement techniques - Immunity to conducted disturbances, induced by radio-frequency fields
    EN 61000-4-3 : 2006 AMD 2 2010 ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY (EMC) - PART 4-3: TESTING AND MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES - RADIATED, RADIO-FREQUENCY, ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD IMMUNITY TEST
    EN 60068-2-27:2009 Environmental testing - Part 2-27: Tests - Test Ea and guidance: Shock
    EN 61000-6-2:2005/corrigendum:2005 ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY (EMC) - PART 6-2: GENERIC STANDARDS - IMMUNITY FOR INDUSTRIAL ENVIRONMENTS (IEC 61000-6-2:2005)
    EN 61000-4-8:2010 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part 4-8: Testing and measurement techniques - Power frequency magnetic field immunity test
    IEC 61000-4-2:2008 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part 4-2: Testing and measurement techniques - Electrostatic discharge immunity test
    IEC 61000-4-3:2006+AMD1:2007+AMD2:2010 CSV Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part 4-3: Testing and measurement techniques - Radiated, radio-frequency, electromagnetic field immunity test
    ISO 4037-1:1996 X and gamma reference radiation for calibrating dosemeters and doserate meters and for determining their response as a function of photon energy Part 1: Radiation characteristics and production methods
    EN 61187:1994/corrigendum:1995 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC MEASURING EQUIPMENT - DOCUMENTATION
    EN 61000-4-4:2012 ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY (EMC) - PART 4-4: TESTING AND MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES - ELECTRICAL FAST TRANSIENT/BURST IMMUNITY TEST (IEC 61000-4-4:2012)
    EN 61000-4-6:2014/AC:2015 ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY (EMC) - PART 4-6: TESTING AND MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES - IMMUNITY TO CONDUCTED DISTURBANCES, INDUCED BY RADIO-FREQUENCY FIELDS (IEC 61000-4-6:2013)
    IEC 61000-6-2 : 3.0:2016 ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY (EMC) - PART 6-2: GENERIC STANDARDS - IMMUNITY STANDARD FOR INDUSTRIAL ENVIRONMENTS
    ISO 4037-3:1999 X and gamma reference radiation for calibrating dosemeters and doserate meters and for determining their response as a function of photon energy Part 3: Calibration of area and personal dosemeters and the measurement of their response as a function of energy and angle of incidence
    IEC 60050-393:2003 International Electrotechnical Vocabulary (IEV) - Part 393: Nuclear instrumentation - Physical phenomena and basic concepts
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