INTRODUCTION
1 Scope and object
2 Normative references
3 Terminology and definitions
4 General requirements
4.1 Performance requirements
4.2 Minimum EFFECTIVE RANGES of DOSE AREA PRODUCT
and DOSE AREA PRODUCT RATE
4.3 Plane of measurement
4.4 REFERENCE VALUES and STANDARD TEST CONDITIONS
4.5 General test conditions
4.5.1 STANDARD TEST CONDITIONS
4.5.2 Test of components
4.5.3 STABILIZATION TIME
4.5.4 Adjustments during test
4.5.5 Uniformity of radiation field
4.6 Statistical fluctuations
4.7 Uncertainty of measurement
4.8 Constructional requirements as related to
performance
4.8.1 Display
4.8.2 Indication of polarizing voltage
failure
4.8.3 Over-ranging
4.8.4 Indication of reset or other inactive
condition
4.8.5 IONIZATION CHAMBER
4.9 STABILITY CHECK DEVICEth their corresponding
European publications
4.10 Adjustment
4.11 Electrical safety
5 Limits of PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS under STANDARD
TEST CONDITIONS
5.1 RELATIVE INTRINSIC ERROR
5.2 Warning function
5.3 Repeatability
5.4 RESOLUTION of reading
5.5 STABILIZATION TIME
5.6 Reset on DOSE AREA PRODUCT ranges
5.7 Drift of INDICATED VALUES
5.8 Long term stability
5.9 RESPONSE TIME
5.10 Spatial uniformity of RESPONSE
6 LIMITS OF VARIATION for effects of INFLUENCE QUANTITIES
6.1 Energy dependence of RESPONSE
6.2 DOSE AREA PRODUCT RATE dependence of DOSE AREA
PRODUCT measurements
6.2.1 MEASURING ASSEMBLY
6.2.2 IRONIZATION CHAMBER - Recombination
losses
6.3 IRRADIATION TIME
6.4 Field size
6.5 Operating voltage
6.6 Air pressure
6.7 Temperature and humidity
6.8 Air density fluctuation in the IONIZATION
CHAMBER
6.9 Electromagnetic compatibility
6.9.1 General
6.9.2 Electrostatic discharge
6.9.3 Radiated electromagnetic fields
6.9.4 Conducted disturbances induced by
bursts and high frequencies
6.9.5 Surges
6.9.6 Voltage dips, short interruptions and
voltage VARIATIONS
6.10 COMBINED STANDARD UNCERTAINTY
7 Marking
7.1 MEASURING ASSEMBLY
7.2 IONIZATION CHAMBER
8 ACCOMPANYING DOCUMENTS
Table 1 - Minimum EFFECTIVE RANGES
Table 2 - REFERENCE VALUES and STANDARD TEST CONDITIONS
Table 3 - Number of readings required to detect true
differences (95 percent confidence level) between
two sets of instrument readings
Table 4 - RELATIVE INTRINSIC ERROR, I
Table 5 - Maximum values for the COEFFICIENT OF VARIATION,
Vmax
Table 6 - LIMITS OF VARIATION for the effects of INFLUENCE
QUANTITIES
Table 7 - Example for assessment of the COMBINED STANDARD
UNCERTAINTY
Bibliography
Index of defined terms
Annex ZA (normative) Normative references to international
publications with their corresponding
European publications