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
09-15-1997
English
02-28-1986
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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
Reference beta radiations produced by radionuclide sources to be used for the calibration of protection level dosemeters.
| Committee |
NCE/2
|
| DocumentType |
Standard
|
| Pages |
12
|
| PublisherName |
British Standards Institution
|
| Status |
Superseded
|
| SupersededBy |
| BS 7518:1995 | Radiation protection instrumentation. Portable, transportable or installed equipment to measure x or gamma radiation for environmental monitoring. Integrating assemblies |
| 93/711458 DC : DRAFT JUL 1993 |
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