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  • IEEE/ANSI N42.32-2006

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    American National Standard Performance Criteria for Alarming Personal Radiation Detectors for Homeland Security

    Available format(s):  PDF

    Superseded date:  22-11-2016

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  22-01-2007

    Publisher:  Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers

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    1. Overview
    2. Normative references
    3. Definitions, acronyms, and abbreviations
    4. General considerations
    5. General requirements
    6. Radiological tests
    7. Environmental performance tests
    8. Electromagnetic performance tests
    9. Mechanical performance tests
    10. Documentation
    Annex A (informative) - Bibliography
    Annex B (informative) - Information for accuracy
            test for unit-less display PRDs
    Annex C (informative) - General information regarding
            the adoption or changes in key requirements
    Annex D (normative) - Instrument with unit-less reading
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    This standard describes design and performance criteria along with testing methods for evaluating the performance of instruments for homeland security that are pocket-sized and worn on the body for the purpose of rapid detection of radioactive materials.

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    Committee Standards Association Standards Board
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers
    Status Superseded
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    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
    BS IEC 62755 CD : 2012 RADIATION PROTECTION INSTRUMENTATION - DATA FORMAT FOR RADIATION INSTRUMENTS USED IN THE DETECTION OF ILLICIT TRAFFICKING OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS
    IEEE/ANSI N323AB-2013 American National Standard for Radiation Protection Instrumentation Test and Calibration, Portable Survey Instruments
    IEEE/ANSI N42.37-2006 American National Standard for Training Requirements for Homeland Security Purposes Using Radiation Detection Instrumentation for Interdiction and Prevention
    ASTM E 2601 : 2015 : REDLINE Standard Practice for Radiological Emergency Response
    IEEE/ANSI N42.49B-2013 American National Standard for Performance Criteria for Non-alarming Personal Emergency Radiation Detectors (PERDs) for Exposure Control
    ASTM E 2851/E2851M : 2013 Standard Specification for Ruggedness Requirements for HAZMAT Instrumentation
    11/30253811 DC : 0 BS IEC 62755 - RADIATION PROTECTION INSTRUMENTATION - DATA FORMAT FOR RADIATION INSTRUMENTS USED IN THE DETECTION OF ILLICIT TRAFFICKING OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS
    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
    IEEE/ANSI N42.42-2012 REDLINE American National Standard Data Format for Radiation Detectors Used for Homeland Security
    IEEE/ANSI N42.42-2006 American National Standard Data Format Standard for Radiation Detectors Used for Homeland Security

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    IEEE/ANSI N42.23-1996 American National Standard Measurement and Associated Instrumentation Quality Assurance for Radioassay Laboratories
    IEC 61000-4-8 : 2.0 ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY (EMC) - PART 4-8: TESTING AND MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES - POWER FREQUENCY MAGNETIC FIELD IMMUNITY TEST
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    IEEE/ANSI N42.31-2003 American National Standard for Measurement Procedures for Resolution and Efficiency of Wide-Bandgap Semiconductor Detectors of Ionizing Radiation
    IEC 62401:2007 Radiation protection instrumentation - Alarming personal radiation devices (PRD) for detection of illicit trafficking of radioactive material
    IEC 61000-4-8:2009 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part 4-8: Testing and measurement techniques - Power frequency magnetic field immunity test
    IEEE/ANSI N42.42-2012 REDLINE American National Standard Data Format for Radiation Detectors Used for Homeland Security
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    ANSI N42.3 : 1999(R2006) IEEE STANDARD TEST PROCEDURES AND BASES FOR GEIGER-MUELLER COUNTERS
    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
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    IEEE N42.20-2003 American Standard Performance Criteria for Active Personnel Radiation Monitors
    ISO 8529-2:2000 Reference neutron radiations Part 2: Calibration fundamentals of radiation protection devices related to the basic quantities characterizing the radiation field
    IEEE/ANSI N42.17C-1989 American National Standard Performance Specifications for Health Physics Instrumentation. Portable Instrumentation for Use in Extreme Environmental Conditions
    IEC 60529:1989+AMD1:1999+AMD2:2013 CSV Degrees of protection provided by enclosures (IP Code)
    IEEE/ANSI N42.17A-2003 American National Standard Performance Specifications for Health Physics Instrumentation-Portable Instrumentation for Use in Normal Environmental Conditions
    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
    ISO 8529-1:2001 Reference neutron radiations Part 1: Characteristics and methods of production
    IEEE/ANSI N42.48-2008 American National Standard Performance Requirements for Spectroscopic Personal Radiation Detectors (SPRDs) for Homeland Security
    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
    IEEE/ANSI N42.22-1995 American National Standard Traceability of Radioactive Sources to NIST and Associated Instrument Quality Control
    IEC 62618:2013 Radiation protection instrumentation - Spectroscopy-based alarming Personal Radiation Detectors (SPRD) for the detection of illicit trafficking of radioactive material
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