Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Symbols (and abbreviated terms)
5 General procedures for calibrating and determining
response
6 Characterisation and production of low energy X-ray
reference radiations
6.1 General
6.2 Tube potential
6.3 Field uniformity and scattered radiation
6.4 Spectral fluence and conversion coefficients
7 Dosimetry of low energy reference radiations
7.1 General
7.2 Operation of the standard instruments
7.2.1 Instruments for the measurement of air kerma
7.2.2 Instruments for the measurement of the
dose-equivalent quantities defined in ICRU 51
8 Calibration and determination of the response as a
function of photon energy and angle of radiation incidence
8.1 General
8.2 Selection of calibration method
8.3 Calibration by using reference instruments for K[a]
8.3.1 General
8.3.2 Conventionally true value of the measurand
air kerma
8.3.3 Conventionally true value of the measurands
dose-equivalent quantities H[p](0,07) and H'(0,07)
8.3.4 Conventionally true value of the measurands
dose-equivalent quantities H[p](10) and H*(10)
8.3.5 Performing the calibration
8.4 Calibration by using reference instruments which
measure the ICRU dose-equivalent quantities
8.4.1 General
8.4.2 Conventionally true value of the measurands
dose-equivalent quantities H[p](10) and H*(10)
8.4.3 Performing the calibration
8.5 Statement of uncertainty
Annex A (normative) Correction for air density
Annex B (informative) Measurement of pulse height spectra
Bibliography