BS 6689:1986
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Specification for reference beta radiations for calibrating dosemeters and doseratemeters and for determining their response as a function of beta radiation energy
Hardcopy , PDF
15-09-1997
English
28-02-1986
National foreword
Committees responsible
Specification
1 Scope and field of application
2 Terminology
3 Requirements for reference beta radiations at the
calibration distance
4 Radionuclides suitable for reference beta radiations
5 Source characteristics and their measurement
6 Source calibration
Annexes
A Tissue equivalent materials
B Characteristics of the recommended sources
C Determination of the absorbed dose rate to tissue by
means of an extrapolation chamber
Tables
1 Beta radionuclide data
2 Minimum value of Eres at calibration distance
3 Calibration distances and filters for Series 1
reference beta radiations
4 Approximate absorbed dose rates at the calibration
distance per activity for Series 1 reference beta
radiations
5 Activities and dose rates from Series 2 reference
beta radiations
6 Tissue equivalent
7 Examples of source construction
Bibliography
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