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  • IEEE/ANSI N42.17C-1989

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    American National Standard Performance Specifications for Health Physics Instrumentation. Portable Instrumentation for Use in Extreme Environmental Conditions

    Available format(s):  PDF

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  28-03-1990

    Publisher:  Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers

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    1 Scope
    2 Definitions
    3 General Test Procedures
    4 General Characteristics
    5 Electronic and Mechanical Requirements and Test
    6 Radiation Response
    7 Interfering Responses
    8 Environmental Factors
    9 Documentation
    Annex a (Informative)

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    This standard establishes minimum acceptable performance criteria for health physics instrumentation for use in ionizing radiation fields under extreme environmental conditions. Included are testing methods to establish the acceptability of each type of instrumentation.

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    Document Type Standard
    Publisher Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers
    Status Current

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