MIL-STD-453 Revision C:1984

1. SCOPE
1.1 Purpose
1.2 Application
2. REFERENCED DOCUMENTS
2.1 Issue of documents
2.2 Other publications
3. DEFINITIONS
3.1 Component
3.2 Contracting agency
3.3 Definition
3.4 Densitometer
3.5 Energy
3.6 Film holders or cassettes
3.7 Filters
3.8 Government Procurement Agency
3.9 Intensifying screen
3.10 NDT facility
3.11 Masking
3.12 Material thickness
3.13 Maximum effective radiation source dimension
3.14 Multiple film technique
3.15 Penetrameter/Image Quality Indicator (IQI)
3.16 Penetrameter sensitivity
3.17 Prime contractor
3.18 Radiograph
3.19 Radiographic inspection
3.20 Radiographic contrast
3.21 Radiographic quality level
3.22 Radiographic film density
3.23 Recording medium
3.24 Source
3.25 Source-to-film distance
3.26 Subcontractor
3.27 Unsharpness
4. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
4.1 Inspection
4.1.1 Responsibility for inspection
4.2 Personnel
4.2.1 Personnel qualification
4.3 Laboratory installations
4.3.1 Safety
4.3.2 Radiographic exposure areas
APPENDIX
10. Scope
10.1 Scope
20. Referenced documents
20.1 Government documents
20.1.1 Specifications, standards and handbooks
30. Definitions
40. General requirements
40.1 Qualifications
50. Detailed requirements
50.1 Procedures
50.2 Acceptance criteria
50.3 Documentation
50.4 Qualification of personnel
50.5 Qualification period
50.6 Notification of qualification
60. Notes
60.1 Intended use
60.2 Approval of documentation
60.3 Data requirements

Specifies the radiographic inspection criteria for metallic and non-metallic materials to control the quality of radiographic images. Coverage includes referenced documents, definitions, responsibility for inspection, personnel qualification, radiographic exposure areas, and laboratory installations. Also gives detailed appendices.