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  • IEEE N42.20-2003

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    American Standard Performance Criteria for Active Personnel Radiation Monitors

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  02-02-2004

    Publisher:  Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers

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    1 Overview
      1.1 Purpose
      1.2 Scope
      1.3 Relationship to international standards
    2 References
    3 Definitions
    4 General testing information
      4.1 Type test
      4.2 Performance test
      4.3 Acceptance test
      4.4 Reference conditions and standard test conditions
    5 General performance requirements
      5.1 Mechanical requirements
      5.2 Electrical and electronic requirements
      5.3 Radiological requirements
      5.4 Environmental requirements
    6 Performance tests
      6.1 Mechanical tests
      6.2 Electrical and electronic tests
      6.3 Radiological tests
      6.4 Environmental conditions tests
    7 Documentation
      7.1 Type-test report
      7.2 Certificate
      7.3 Operation and maintenance manual
    Annex A (informative) Bibliography
    Annex B (informative) Angular dependence

    Abstract - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    Performance and design criteria are provided for monitors that are worn on the trunk of the body to measure the personal dose equivalent or the dose equivalent rate from external sources of ionizing radiation.

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

    Standards Referenced By This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    IEEE/ANSI N42.32-2006 American National Standard Performance Criteria for Alarming Personal Radiation Detectors for Homeland Security
    IEEE/ANSI N42.35-2006 American National Standard Evaluation and Performance of Radiation Detection Portal Monitors for Use in Homeland Security
    IEEE/ANSI N42.49A-2011 American National Standard for Performance Criteria for Alarming Electronic Personal Emergency Radiation Detectors (PERDs) for Exposure Control
    IEEE/ANSI N42.49B-2013 American National Standard for Performance Criteria for Non-alarming Personal Emergency Radiation Detectors (PERDs) for Exposure Control
    IEEE/ANSI N42.48-2008 American National Standard Performance Requirements for Spectroscopic Personal Radiation Detectors (SPRDs) for Homeland Security
    IEEE/ANSI N42.33-2006 American National Standard for Portable Radiation Detection Instrumentation for Homeland Security
    IEEE/ANSI N42.34-2006 American National Standard Performance Criteria for Hand-held Instruments for the Detection and Identification of Radionuclides

    Standards Referencing This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    IEC 60050-394:2007 International Electrotechnical Vocabulary (IEV) - Part 394: Nuclear instrumentation - Instruments, systems, equipment and detectors
    ANSI N13.11 : 2009(R2015) PERSONNEL DOSIMETRY PERFORMANCE - CRITERIA FOR TESTING
    IEC 61000-4-1:2006 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part 4-1: Testing and measurement techniques - Overview of IEC 61000-4 series
    IEEE/ANSI N42.17A-1989 American National Standard Performance Specifications for Health Physics Instrumentation - Portable Instrumentation for Use in Normal Environmental Conditions
    ANSI N13.27 : 1981 DOSIMETERS AND ALARM RATEMETERS, PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR POCKET-SIZED ALARM
    IEEE/ANSI N42.17C-1989 American National Standard Performance Specifications for Health Physics Instrumentation. Portable Instrumentation for Use in Extreme Environmental Conditions
    ANSI N319 : 1976 PERSONNEL NEUTRON DOSIMETERS (NEUTRON ENERGIES LESS THAN 20 MEV),
    IEC 60395:1972 Portable X or gamma radiation exposure rate meters and monitors for use in radiological protection
    IEEE/ANSI N323-1978 American National Standard Radiation Protection Instrumentation Test and Calibration
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