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ISO 20785-2 - DOSIMETRY FOR EXPOSURES TO COSMIC RADIATION IN CIVILIAN AIRCRAFT - PART 2: CHARACTERIZATION OF INSTRUMENT RESPONSE
Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Superseded date

30-06-2011

Language(s)

English

Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
  3.1 General
  3.2 Quantities and units [5,6]
  3.3 Atmospheric radiation field
4 General considerations
  4.1 The cosmic radiation field in the atmosphere
  4.2 General considerations for the dosimetry of the cosmic
      radiation field in aircraft and requirements for the
      characterization of instrument response
  4.3 General considerations for measurements at aviation altitudes
5 Calibration fields and procedures
  5.1 General considerations
  5.2 Characterization of an instrument
      5.2.1 Determination of the dosimetric characteristics of an
            instrument
      5.2.2 Reference radiation fields
      5.2.3 Scattered radiation
      5.2.4 Effect of other types of radiation
      5.2.5 Requirements for characterization in non-reference
            conditions
      5.2.6 Use of numerical simulations
  5.3 Instrument-related software
      5.3.1 Software development procedures
      5.3.2 Software testing
      5.3.3 Data analysis using spreadsheets
6 Performance tests
7 Uncertainties
Annex A (informative) Representative particle fluence energy
        distributions for the cosmic radiation field at flight
        altitudes for solar minimum and maximum conditions and
        for minimum and maximum vertical cut off rigidity
Annex B (informative) Radiation fields
      B.1 Photon fields
      B.2 Neutron fields
          B.2.1 Radionuclide and mono-energetic neutron fields
                E<20 MeV
          B.2.2 High energy neutron fields E>20 MeV
      B.3 Charged particles
          B.3.1 Electrons and muons
          B.3.2 Protons
          B.3.3 Heavy charged particles
      B.4 Simulated Workplace Fields
      B.5 Natural fields
Annex C (informative) Comparison measurements
      C.1 In-flight comparison with reference instruments
      C.2 Inter-comparisons
Annex D (informative) Charged particle irradiation facilities
Bibliography

ISO 20785-2

Committee
NCE/2
DocumentType
Draft
Pages
45
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy

IEC TR 62461:2015 Radiation protection instrumentation - Determination of uncertainty in measurement
ISO/IEC Guide 98-1:2009 Uncertainty of measurement — Part 1: Introduction to the expression of uncertainty in measurement
ISO 8529-3:1998 Reference neutron radiations — Part 3: Calibration of area and personal dosimeters and determination of response as a function of energy and angle of incidence
IEC 60846-1:2009 Radiation protection instrumentation - Ambient and/or directional dose equivalent (rate) meters and/or monitors for beta, X and gamma radiation - Part 1: Portable workplace and environmental meters and monitors
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
ISO/IEC Guide 99:2007 International vocabulary of metrology Basic and general concepts and associated terms (VIM)
ISO 8529-2:2000 Reference neutron radiations Part 2: Calibration fundamentals of radiation protection devices related to the basic quantities characterizing the radiation field
ISO 12789-2:2008 Reference radiation fields — Simulated workplace neutron fields — Part 2: Calibration fundamentals related to the basic quantities
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
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
ISO 12789-1:2008 Reference radiation fields — Simulated workplace neutron fields — Part 1: Characteristics and methods of production
ISO/IEC Guide 98-3:2008 Uncertainty of measurement — Part 3: Guide to the expression of uncertainty in measurement (GUM:1995)

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