BS 5869:1980
Superseded
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Specification for X and γ reference radiations for calibrating dosemeters and dose ratemeters and for determining their response as a function of photon energy
Hardcopy , PDF
03-15-1998
English
04-30-1980
National foreword
Cooperating organizations
Specification
1 Scope and field of application
2 References
3 Characteristics and methods for producing the
radiations
Tables
1 Review, X and gamma reference radiations
2 Calibration conditions of filtered X reference
radiations
3 Metal properties
4 Inherent filtration
5 Radiators and filters used for K-fluorescence
reference radiations
6 Exposure rates and extraneous radiation
7 Radionuclide properties
8 Specific activity and recommended chemical form
of radioactive nuclides
9 Example for composition of diaphragm alloy used
in the collimator of figure 1
Figures
1 Example of a collimated installation
2 - 10 Characteristics of narrow-spectrum series of
filtered X radiations
11 - 17 Characteristics of a wide-spectrum series of
filtered X radiations
18 Uranium spectrum
19 Schematic diagram of a K-fluorescence X-ray
installation
Bibliography
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