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BS IEC 62533 - RADIATION PROTECTION INSTRUMENTATION - HIGHLY SENSITIVE HAND-HELD INSTRUMENTS FOR PHOTON DETECTION OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL
07-31-2010
11-23-2012
FOREWORD
1 Scope and object
1.1 Scope
1.2 Object
2 Normative references
3 Terminology
3.1 General
3.2 Definitions
3.3 Abbreviations
3.4 Quantities and units
4 General requirements
4.1 General characteristics
4.2 Physical configuration
4.3 Basic Information
4.3.1 Documentation Supplied
4.3.2 Type of radiation detector
4.3.3 Size
4.3.4 Weight
4.4 Communication interface
4.5 User interface
4.6 Warm-up time
4.7 Markings
4.7.1 General
4.7.2 Exterior Markings
4.8 Power supply
4.8.1 Requirements
4.8.2 External DC or AC power
4.9 Protection of Switches
4.10 Ambient photon dose equivalent rate indication
4.11 Alarms
4.11.1 Source indication alarm
4.11.2 Personal protection alarm
4.12 Effective range of measurement
4.13 Angular dependence
4.14 Explosive atmospheres
4.15 Indication features
5 General test procedure
5.1 Nature of test
5.2 Reference conditions and standard test conditions
5.3 Reference background
5.4 Statistical fluctuations
6 Radiation tests
6.1 Rate of false alarms (source indication and personal
protection)
6.1.1 Requirements
6.2 Source alarm and response time
6.2.1 Requirement
6.2.2 Test Method
6.3 Personal protection alarm and response time
6.3.1 Requirement
6.3.2 Test Method
6.4 Relative intrinsic error of gamma dose ambient-equivalent
rate indication
6.4.1 Requirement
6.4.2 Test Method
6.5 Over range characteristics for ambient dose equivalent
rate indication
6.5.1 Requirement
6.5.2 Test Method
7 Additional functions
7.1 Rejecting natural background variation encountered when
used in movement
7.1.1 Objective and general requirements
7.1.2 Testing of the rejection
7.2 Source categorisation
7.2.1 Requirement
7.2.2 Test method
8 Environmental, mechanical and electrical performance
requirements
8.1 Temperature tests
8.1.1 Requirements
8.1.2 Test method
8.2 Humidity tests
8.2.1 Requirements
8.2.2 Test method
8.3 Dust and moisture resistance tests
8.3.1 Requirements
8.3.2 Test method - Dust
8.3.3 Test method - Moisture
8.4 Mechanical tests
8.4.1 General
8.4.2 Drop test
8.4.3 Vibration test
8.5 Impact (Microphonics) tests
8.5.1 Requirement
8.5.2 Test method
8.6 Electrical tests
8.6.1 Battery test
8.6.2 Electrostatic discharge test
8.6.3 Radio Frequency
8.7 Radiated emissions
8.7.1 Requirement
8.7.2 Test method
8.8 Conducted immunity
8.8.1 Requirement
8.8.2 Test method
8.9 Magnetic Fields
8.9.1 Requirement
8.9.2 Test method
9 Documentation
9.1 General
9.2 Type test report
9.3 Certificate
9.4 Operation and maintenance manual
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