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EN 60846:2004

EN 60846:2004

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Radiation protection instrumentation - Ambient and/or directional dose equivalent (rate) meters and/or monitors for beta, X and gamma radiation

Superseded date

09-01-2014

Published date

11-18-2004

Publisher

European Committee for Standards - Electrical

1 Scope and object
2 Normative references
3 Terminology
   3.1 General
   3.2 Definitions
   3.3 Test nomenclature
   3.4 Quantities and units
4 General characteristics of ambient and directional dose
   equivalent (rate) meters
   4.1 General
   4.2 Classification of the performance characteristics
   4.3 General test procedures
5 Radiation characteristics - Directional dose equivalent
   (rate) meters
   5.1 Relative intrinsic error
   5.2 Variation of response with beta radiation energy and
        angle of incidence
   5.3 Variation of response with photon radiation energy and
        angle of incidence
   5.4 Overload characteristics
   5.5 Response to neutron radiation
   5.6 Response to pulsed ionizing radiation fields
   5.7 Statistical fluctuations
   5.8 Response time
   5.9 Interrelation between response time and statistical
        fluctuations
6 Radiation characteristics - ambient dose equivalent (rate)
   meters
   6.1 Relative intrinsic error
   6.2 Variation of response with photon radiation energy and
        angle of incidence
   6.3 Overload characteristics
   6.4 Response to neutron radiation
   6.5 Response to pulsed ionizing radiation fields
   6.6 Statistical fluctuations
   6.7 Response time
   6.8 Interrelation between response time and statistical
        fluctuations
7 Electrical characteristics of directional and ambient dose
   equivalent (rate) meters
   7.1 Stability of zero indication with time
   7.2 Stability of zero indication with variation of temperature
   7.3 Warm-up time
   7.4 Power supplies - battery operation
   7.5 Power supplies - mains operation
8 Mechanical characteristics of directional and ambient dose
   equivalent (rate) meters
   8.1 Mechanical shock during operation
   8.2 Orientation of dose equivalent (rate) meter (geotropism)
9 Environmental characteristics, performance requirements and
   tests
   9.1 Ambient temperature influence
   9.2 Relative humidity
   9.3 Atmospheric pressure
   9.4 Sealing against moisture
   9.5 Storage and transport
   9.6 Electromagnetic compatibility
   9.7 Vibration and mechanical shock
10 Summary of characteristics
11 Documentation
   11.1 Certificate
   11.2 Operation and maintenance manual
Annex A (normative) Statistical fluctuations
Annex ZA (normative) Normative references to international
                     publications with their corresponding
                     European publications
Bibliography
Tables

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.

Committee
CLC/TC 45B
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes UNE EN 60846. (10/2007) Supersedes CEI 45-48. (05/2008)
DocumentType
Standard
PublisherName
European Committee for Standards - Electrical
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy
Supersedes

Standards Relationship
NF EN 60846 : 2005 Identical
IEC 60846:2002 Identical
NBN EN 60846 : 2006 Identical
NEN EN IEC 60846 : 2004 Identical
I.S. EN 60846:2004 Identical
PN EN 60846 : 2010 Identical
SN EN 60846 : 2004 Identical
UNE-EN 60846:2009 Identical
BS EN 60846:2004 Identical
CEI EN 60846 : 1ED 2005 Identical
DIN EN 60846 : 2005 Identical
UNE-EN 60846:2004 Identical

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