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I.S. EN ISO 20046:2021

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Radiological protection - Performance criteria for laboratories using Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization (FISH) translocation assay for assessment of exposure to ionizing radiation (ISO 20046:2019)

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

28-02-2021

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Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Translocation assay by FISH
5 Responsibility of the customer
6 Responsibility of the laboratory
7 Confidentiality of personal information
8 Laboratory safety requirements
9 Sample processing
10 Background levels of translocations
11 Calibration curves
12 Criteria for converting a measured aberration frequency into an estimate of absorbed dose
13 Reporting of results
14 Quality assurance and quality control
Annex A (informative) Sample instructions for customer
Annex B (informative) Sample questionnaire
Annex C (informative) Sample of report
Annex D (informative) Sample data sheets for recording painted aberrations
Annex E (informative) Fitting of the dose response-curve by the method of maximum likelihood and calculating the uncertainty of the absorbed dose estimate
Annex F (informative) Process for dose estimation
Bibliography

The purpose of this document is to provide criteria for quality assurance (QA), quality control (QC) and evaluation of the performance of biological dosimetry by cytogenetic service laboratories.

Committee
TC 85
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
58
ProductNote
The date of any NSAI previous adoption may not match the date of its original CEN/CENELEC document.
PublisherName
National Standards Authority of Ireland
Status
Current

Standards Relationship
EN ISO 20046:2021 Identical
ISO 20046:2019 Identical

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