1. Scope
This guide describes the influence quantities that might affect the performance of dosimeters.
1.2 Guidance is provided for determining the magnitude of the effects from individual influence quantities and from combinations of several influence quantities.
NOTE 1ûWhen several influence quantities are varied together, the combined effects might differ from the sum of the individual effects.
1.3 The testing for individual effects one at a time, and the use of a systematic statistical approach called Design of Experiments (DoE) to allow the efficient testing for the combined effects of several influence quantities are described.
1.4 The performance characterization tests that should be repeated for new batches of dosimeters, in order to confirm that changes in the performance characteristics are within defined limits, are addressed.
1.5 The absorbed-dose range covered is up to 1 MGy, and the radiation energy range is up to 25 MeV for photons and electrons.
1.6 This guide does not address how the performance characterization test data are to be used. The user of the dosimeter is directed to Standard E10.01-hh, Use of Dosimetry in Radiation Processing, for guidance on the application of the test data for the selection and use of a dosimeter for a specific application and a specific facility.
Keywords
Absorbed dose; DoE; dosimeter; dosimetry system; electron beam; gamma radiation; influence quantity; ionizing radiation; irradiation; performance characterization; photons; radiation processing; X-radiation; X-rays
The title and scope are in draft form and are under development within this ASTM Committee.
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