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Radiation measurements , Occupational & personal safety ( Module 07 )

BS 3775:1964Specification for counting trays (planchets) for radioactive assay
BS 4489:1984Method for measurement of UV-A radiation (black light) used in non-destructive testing
BS 5210:1975* IEC 60412:1973Specification for standard dimensions of scintillators
BS 5251:1975* IEC 60323:1970Specification for analogue voltage ranges and logic levels for mains operated nuclear instruments
BS 5541:1978* IEC 60582:1977Specification for dimensions of vials for liquid scintillation counting
BS 5542:1978* ISO 583:1977Specification for dimensions of test tubes made of glass or plastics for radioactivity measurements
BS 5547:1978* IEC 60576:1977Specification for portable bore-hole logging equipment (down to 300 m): general characteristics
BS 5548:1978* IEC 60515:1975Specification for radiation detectors for the instrumentation and protection of nuclear reactors: characteristics and test methods
BS 5552:1978* IEC 60568:1977Code of practice for in-core instrumentation for neutron fluence rate (flux) measurements in power reactors
BS 5566:1978* IEC 60532:1976Recommendations for installed exposure rate meters, warning assemblies and monitors for X or gamma radiation of energy between 80 keV and 3 MeV
BS 5868:1980* IEC 60577:1977Guide to ionizing radiation thickness meters for materials in the form of sheets, coatings or laminates
BS 5869:1980* ISO 4037-1979Specification for X and gamma reference radiations for calibrating dosemeters and dose ratemeters and for determining their response as a function of photon energy
BS 6090:1981* ISO 1757-1980Specification for personal photographic dosemeters
BS 6689:1986* ISO 6980-1984Specification for reference beta radiations for calibrating dosemeters and doseratemeters and for determining their response as a function of beta radiation energy
BS 6809:1987Method for calibration of radiometers for use in fire testing
BS 7515:1995* IEC 61263:1994Radiation protection instrumentation. Portable potential alpha energy meter for rapid measurements in mines
BS EN 12198-2:2002+A1:2008Safety of machinery. Assessment and reduction of risks arising from radiation emitted by machinery. Radiation emission measurement procedure
BS EN 14255-1:2005Measurement and assessment of personal exposures to incoherent optical radiation. Ultraviolet radiation emitted by artifical sources in the workplace
BS EN 14255-3:2008Measurement and assessment of personal exposures to incoherent optical radiation. UV-Radiation emitted by the sun
BS EN 14255-4:2006Measurement and assessment of personal exposures to incoherent optical radiation. Terminology and quantities used in UV-, visible and IR-exposure measurements
BS EN 50361:2001Basic standard for the measurement of specific absorption rate related to human exposure to electromagnetic fields from mobile phones (300 MHz - 3 GHz)
BS EN 50496:2008Determination of workers' exposure to electromagnetic fields and assessment of risk at a broadcast site
BS EN 50499:2008Procedure for the assessment of the exposure of workers to electromagnetic fields
BS EN 50500:2008Measurement procedures of magnetic field levels generated by electronic and electrical apparatus in the railway environment with respect to human exposure
BS EN 60405:2007Nuclear instrumentation. Constructional requirements and classification of radiometric gauges
BS EN 60544-4:2003Electrical insulating materials. Determination of the effects of ionizing radiation. Classification system for service in radiation environments
BS EN 60580:2000* IEC 60580:2000Dose area product meters
BS EN 60601-2-9:1997* BS 5724-2.9:1997* IEC 60601-2-9:1996Medical electrical equipment. Particular requirements for safety. Specification for patient contact dosemeters used in radiotherapy with electrically connected radiation detectors
BS EN 60731:1997* IEC 60731:1997Medical electrical equipment. Dosimeters with ionization chambers as used in radiotherapy
BS EN 60761-1:2004Equipment for continuous monitoring radioactivity in gaseous effluents. General requirements
BS EN 60761-2:2004Equipment for continuous monitoring of radioactivity in gaseous effluents. Specific requirements for radioactive aerosol monitors including transuranic aerosols
BS EN 60761-3:2004Equipment for continuous monitoring of radioactivity in gaseous. Specific requirements for radioactive noble gas monitors
BS EN 60761-4:2004Equipment for continuous monitoring of radioactivity in gaseous effluents. Specific requirements for radioactive iodine monitors
BS EN 60761-5:2004Equipment for continuous monitoring of radioactivity in gaseous effluents. Specific requirements for tritium monitors
BS EN 61228:2008Fluorescent ultraviolet lamps used for tanning. Measurement and specification method
BS EN 61674:1998* IEC 61674:1997Medical electric equipment. Dosimeters with ionization chambers and/or semi-conductor detectors as used in X-ray diagnosis imaging
BS IEC 60532:1992Radiation protection instrumentation. Installed dose ratemeters, warning assemblies and monitors. X and gamma radiation of energy between 50 keV and 7 MeV
BS IEC 60692:1999Nuclear instrumentation. Density gauges utilizing ionizing radiation. Definitions and test methods
BS IEC 60951-1:2009Nuclear power plants. Instrumentation important to safety. Radiation monitoring for accident and post-accident conditions. General requirements
BS IEC 60951-2:2009Nuclear power plants. Instrumentation important to safety. Radiation monitoring for accident and post-accident conditions. Equipment for continuous off-line monitoring of radioactivity in gaseous effluents and ventilation air
BS IEC 60951-3:2009Nuclear power plants. Instrumentation important to safety. Radiation monitoring for accident and post-accident conditions. Equipment for continuous high range area gamma monitoring
BS IEC 60951-4:2009Nuclear power plants. Instrumentation important to safety. Radiation monitoring for accident and post-accident conditions. Equipment for continuous in-line or on-line monitoring of radioactivity in process streams
BS IEC 61336:1996Nuclear instrumentation. Thickness measurement systems utilizing ionizing radiation. Definitions and test methods
BS IEC 61428:1998Nuclear instrumentation. Sample containers for gamma-ray spectrometry with Ge-detectors
BS IEC 61526:1998Radiation protection instrumentation. Measurement of personal dose equivalents Hp(10) and Hp(0,07) for X, gamma and beta radiations. Direct reading personal dose equivalent and/or dose equivalent rate dosemeters
BS IEC 61577-1:2006Radiation protection instrumentation. Radon and radon decay product measuring instruments. General principles
BS IEC 61577-2:2000Radiation protection instrumentation. Radon and radon decay product measuring instruments. Specific requirements for radon measuring instruments
BS IEC 61577-3:2002Radiation protection instrumentation. Radon and radon decay product measuring instruments. Specific requirements for radon decay product measuring instruments
BS IEC 61577-4:2009Radiation protection instrumentation. Radon and radon decay product measuring instruments. Equipment for the production of reference atmospheres containing radon isotopes and their decay products (STAR)
BS IEC 61584:2001Radiation protection instrumentation. Installed, portable or transportable assemblies. Measurement of air kerma direction and air kerma rate
BS ISO 11929-1:2000Determination of the detection limit and decision threshold for ionizing radiation measurements. Fundamentals and application to counting measurements without the influence of sample treatment
BS ISO 11929-2:2000Determination of the detection limit and decision threshold for ionizing radiation measurements. Fundamentals and application to counting measurements with the influence of sample treatment
BS ISO 11929-3:2000Determination of the detection limit and decision threshold for ionizing radiation measurements. Fundamentals and application to counting measurements by high resolution gamma spectrometry, without the influence of sample treatment
BS ISO 11929-4:2001Determination of the detection limit and decision threshold for ionizing radiation measurements. Fundamentals and application to measurements by use of linear-scale analogue ratemeters, without the influence of sample treatment
BS ISO 11929-5:2005Determination of the detection limit and decision threshold for ionizing radiation measurements. Fundamentals and applications to counting measurements on filters during accumulation of radioactive material
BS ISO 11929-6:2005Determination of the detection limit and decision threshold for ionizing radiation measurements. Fundamentals and applications to measurements by use of transient mode
BS ISO 11929-7:2005Determination of the detection limit and decision threshold for ionizing radiation measurements. Fundamentals and general applications
BS ISO 11929-8:2005Determination of the detection limit and decision threshold for ionizing radiation measurements. Fundamentals and application to unfolding of spectrometric measurements without the influence of sample treatment
BS ISO 12789-1:2008Reference radiation fields. Simulated workplace neutron fields. Characteristics and methods of production
BS ISO 12789-2:2008Reference radiation fields. Simulated workplace neutron fields. Calibration fundamentals related to the basic quantities
BS ISO 12794:2000Nuclear energy. Radiation protection. Individual thermoluminescence dosemeters for extremities and eyes
BS ISO 14850-1:2004Nuclear energy. Waste-packages activity measurement. High-resolution gamma spectrometry in integral mode with open geometry
BS ISO 15554:1998Practice for dosimetry in gamma irradiation facilities for food processing
BS ISO 15555:1998Practice for use of a ceric-cerous sulfate dosimetry system
BS ISO 15556:1998Guide for selection and calibration of dosimetry systems for radiation processing
BS ISO 15557:1998Practice for use of a radiochromic film dosimetry system
BS ISO 15558:1998Practice for use of a polymethylmethacrylate dosimetry system
BS ISO 15559:1998Practice for use of a radiochromic optical waveguide dosimetry system
BS ISO 15560:1998Practice for characterization and performance of a high-dose radiation dosimetry calibration laboratory
BS ISO 15561:1998Practice for use of a dichromate dosimetry system
BS ISO 15562:1998Practice for dosimetry in electron and bremsstrahlung irradiation facilities for food processing
BS ISO 15563:1998Practice for use of the ethanol-chlorobenzene dosimetry system
BS ISO 15564:1998Guide for use of radiation-sensitive indicators
BS ISO 15565:1998Practice for use of a radiochromic liquid dosimetry system
BS ISO 15566:1998Practice for use of the alanine-EPR dosimetry system
BS ISO 15567:1998Practice for dosimetry in an X-ray (bremsstrahlung) facility for radiation processing
BS ISO 15568:1998Practice for use of calorimetric dosimetry systems for electron beam dose measurements and dosimeter calibrations
BS ISO 15569:1998Practice for dosimetry in an electron-beam facility for radiation processing at energies between 300 keV and 25 MeV
BS ISO 15570:1998Practice for use of cellulose acetate dosimetry system
BS ISO 15571:1998Practice for dosimetry in a gamma irradiation facility for radiation processing
BS ISO 15572:1998Guide for estimating uncertainties in dosimetry for radiation processing
BS ISO 15573:1998Practice for dosimetry in an electron-beam facility for radiation processing at energies between 80 keV and 300 keV
BS ISO 18589-1:2005Measurement of radioactivity in the environment. Soil. General guidelines and definitions
BS ISO 18589-2:2007Measurement of radioactivity in the environment. Soil. Guidance for the selection of the sampling strategy, sampling and pre-treatment of samples
BS ISO 18589-3:2007Measurement of radioactivity in the environment. Soil. Measurement of gamma-emitting radionuclides
BS ISO 18589-4:2009Measurement of radioactivity in the environment. Soil. Measurement of plutonium isotopes (plutonium 238 and Plutonium 239 + 240) by alpha spectrometry
BS ISO 18589-5:2009Measurement of radioactivity in the environment. Soil. Measurement of strontium 90
BS ISO 18589-6:2009Measurement of radioactivity in the environment. Soil. Measurement of gross alpha and gross beta activities
BS ISO 19238:2004Radiation protection. Performance criteria for service laboratories performing biological dosimetry by cytogenetics
BS ISO 21439:2009Clinical dosimetry. Beta radiation sources for brachytherapy
BS ISO 4037-1:1996X and gamma reference radiation for calibrating dosemeters and doserate meters and for determining their response as a function of photon energy. Radiation characteristics and production methods
BS ISO 4037-2:1997X and gamma reference radiation for calibrating dosemeters and doserate meters and for determining their response as a function of photon energy. Dosimetry for radiation protection over the energy ranges 8 keV to 1, 3 MeV and 4 MeV to 9 MeV
BS ISO 4037-3:1999X 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 and the measurement of their response as a function of energy and angle of incidence
BS ISO 4037-4:2004X 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
BS ISO 6980-1:2006Nuclear energy. Reference beta-particle radiation. Methods of production
BS ISO 6980-2:2004Nuclear energy. Reference beta-particle radiation. Calibration fundamentals related to basic quantities characterizing the radiation field
BS ISO 6980-3:2006Nuclear energy. Reference beta-particle radiation. Calibration of area and personal dosemeters and the determination of their response as a function of beta radiation energy and angle of incidence
BS ISO 6980:1996Specification for reference beta radiations for calibrating dosimeters and dose-rate meters and for determining their response as a function of beta-radiation energy
BS ISO 8529-1:2001Reference neutron radiations. Characteristics and methods of production
BS ISO 8529-2:2000Reference neutron radiations. Calibration fundamentals of radiation protection devices related to the basic quantities characterizing the radiation field
BS ISO 8529-3:1998Reference neutron radiations. Calibration of area and personal dosimeters and determination of their response as a function of neutron energy and angle of incidence
BS ISO 9696:2007Water quality. Measurement of gross alpha activity in non-saline water. Thick source method
PD IEC TR 62283:2003Nuclear radiation. Fibre optic guidance
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