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EN 60846-1:2014

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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
Published date

09-05-2014

Publisher

European Committee for Standards - Electrical

FOREWORD
1 Scope and object
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Units and list of symbols
5 General characteristics of ambient and
   directional dose equivalent (rate) meters
6 General test procedures
7 Additivity of indicated value
8 Radiation performance requirements and tests
9 Electrical characteristics of directional and ambient
   dose equivalent (rate) meters
10 Mechanical characteristics of directional and ambient
   dose equivalent(rate)meters
11 Environmental characteristics, performance requirement
   and tests
12 Software
13 Summary of characteristics
14 Documentation
Annex A (normative) - Statistical fluctuations
Annex B (informative) - Usage categoriesof
        ambient/directional dose (rate)meters
Annex C (informative) - Calibration ofambient
        dose equivalent(rate) meters for environmental monitoring
Bibliography
Annex ZA (normative) - Normative references to
         international publications with their
         corresponding European publications

IEC 60846-1:2009 specifies the design requirements and the performance characteristics of dose equivalent (rate) meters intended for the determination of ambient dose equivalent (rate) and directional dose equivalent (rate) as defined in ICRU Report 47. Applies to dose equivalent (rate) meters and/or monitors for the measurement of ambient dose equivalent (rate) and/or directional dose equivalent (rate) from external beta, X and gamma radiation.

Committee
CLC/TC 45B
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes EN 60846. (09/2014)
DocumentType
Standard
PublisherName
European Committee for Standards - Electrical
Status
Current
Supersedes

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