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BS ISO 4037-4:2004

Superseded

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X and gamma reference radiation for calibrating dosemeters and doserate meters and for determining their response as a function of photon energy Calibration of area and personal dosemeters in low energy X reference radiation fields

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

18-10-2004

Superseded date

22-01-2019

£232.00
Excluding VAT

Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Symbols (and abbreviated terms)
5 General procedures for calibrating and determining response
6 Characterisation and production of low energy X-ray reference
  radiations
  6.1 General
  6.2 Tube potential
  6.3 Field uniformity and scattered radiation
  6.4 Spectral fluence and conversion coefficients
7 Dosimetry of low energy reference radiations
  7.1 General
  7.2 Operation of the standard instruments
      7.2.1 Instruments for the measurement of air kerma
      7.2.2 Instruments for the measurement of the dose-equivalent
            quantities defined in ICRU 51
8 Calibration and determination of the response as a function of
  photon energy and angle of radiation incidence
  8.1 General
  8.2 Selection of calibration method
  8.3 Calibration by using reference instruments for K[a]
      8.3.1 General
      8.3.2 Conventionally true value of the measurand air kerma
      8.3.3 Conventionally true value of the measurands dose-equivalent
            quantities H[p](0,07) and H'(0,07)
      8.3.4 Conventionally true value of the measurands dose-equivalent
            quantities H[p](10) and H*(10)
      8.3.5 Performing the calibration
  8.4 Calibration by using reference instruments which measure the
      ICRU dose-equivalent quantities
      8.4.1 General
      8.4.2 Conventionally true value of the measurands dose-equivalent
            quantities H[p](10) and H*(10)
      8.4.3 Performing the calibration
  8.5 Statement of uncertainty
Annex A (normative) Correction for air density
Annex B (informative) Measurement of pulse height spectra
Bibliography

Defines additional aspects of the characterization of low energy photon radiations.

Committee
NCE/2
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes 00/716536 DC (11/2004) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, March 2014. (02/2014)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
28
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy
Supersedes

Standards Relationship
ISO 4037-4:2004 Identical

ISO 4037-2:1997 X and gamma reference radiation for calibrating dosemeters and doserate meters and for determining their response as a function of photon energy — Part 2: Dosimetry for radiation protection over the energy ranges from 8 keV to 1,3 MeV and 4 MeV to 9 MeV
ISO 4037-1:1996 X and gamma reference radiation for calibrating dosemeters and doserate meters and for determining their response as a function of photon energy — Part 1: Radiation characteristics and production methods
ISO 4037-3:1999 X and gamma reference radiation for calibrating dosemeters and doserate meters and for determining their response as a function of photon energy — Part 3: Calibration of area and personal dosemeters and the measurement of their response as a function of energy and angle of incidence

£232.00
Excluding VAT