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
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30-09-2014
English
02-12-2004
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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
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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NCE/2
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| DevelopmentNote |
Supersedes 04/30113789 DC. (12/2004)
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| DocumentType |
Standard
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| Pages |
52
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| PublisherName |
British Standards Institution
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| Status |
Superseded
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| Supersedes |
| Standards | Relationship |
| DIN EN 60846 : 2005 | Identical |
| NF EN 60846 : 2005 | Identical |
| SN EN 60846 : 2004 | Identical |
| IEC 60846:2002 | Identical |
| NBN EN 60846 : 2006 | Identical |
| I.S. EN 60846:2004 | Identical |
| EN 60846:2004 | Identical |
| IEC 60038:2009 | IEC standard voltages |
| IEC 60050-394:2007 | International Electrotechnical Vocabulary (IEV) - Part 394: Nuclear instrumentation - Instruments, systems, equipment and detectors |
| IEC 60068-2-27:2008 | Environmental testing - Part 2-27: Tests - Test Ea and guidance: Shock |
| EN 61000-4-11:2004/A1:2017 | ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY (EMC) - PART 4-11: TESTING AND MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES - VOLTAGE DIPS, SHORT INTERRUPTIONS AND VOLTAGE VARIATIONS IMMUNITY TESTS (IEC 61000-4-11:2004/A1:2017) |
| 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 61000-4-6:2013 | 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) |
| 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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