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UNI ISO 4037-4 : 2009

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X AND GAMMA REFERENCE RADIATION FOR CALIBRATING DOSEMETERS AND DOSERATE METERS AND FOR DETERMINING THEIR RESPONSE AS A FUNCTION OF PHOTON ENERGY - PART 4: CALIBRATION OF AREA AND PERSONAL DOSEMETERS IN LOW ENERGY X REFERENCE RADIATION FIELDS

Superseded date

20-05-2022

Published date

01-01-2009

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

DevelopmentNote
Supersedes UNI 8277. (11/2009)
DocumentType
Standard
PublisherName
Ente Nazionale Italiano di Unificazione (UNI)
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy
Supersedes

Standards Relationship
ISO 4037-4:2004 Identical

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 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 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

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