ASTM E2698-18e1
Standard Practice for Radiographic Examination Using Digital Detector Arrays

Standard No.

ASTM E2698-18e1

Release Date

2018

Published By

American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)

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ASTM E2698-18e1

Scope

1.1 This practice establishes the minimum requirements for radiographic examination of metallic and nonmetallic materials using digital detector arrays (DDAs). 1.2 The stated requirements of this specification are based on the use of an X-ray generating source. Additionally, some of the tests and requirements may not be applicable to X-ray energy levels >450kV. 1.3 The requirements in this practice are intended to control the quality of radiographic examinations obtained using DDAs and are not intended to establish acceptance criteria for parts or materials. 1.4 This practice covers the radiographic examination with DDAs including DDAs described in Practice E2597/E2597M such as a device that contains a photoconductor attached to a Thin Film Transistor (TFT) read out structure, a device that has a phosphor coupled directly to an amorphous silicon read-out structure, and devices where a phosphor is coupled to a CMOS (complementary metal–oxide–semiconductor) array, or a CCD (charge coupled device) crystalline silicon read-out structure. 1.5 The requirements of this practice and Practice E2737 shall be used together. The requirements of Practice E2737 will provide the baseline evaluation and long term stability test procedures for the DDA system. The user of the DDA system shall establish a written procedure that addresses the specific requirements and tests to be used in their application and shall be approved by the Cognizant Radiographic Level 3 before examination of production hardware. This practice also requires the user to perform a system qualification suitable for its intended purpose and to issue a system qualification report (see 9.1). 1.6 The DDA shall be selected for an NDT application based on knowledge of the technology described in Guide E2736, and of the selected DDA properties provided by the manufacturer in accordance with Practice E2597/E2597M. 1.7 Techniques and applications employed with DDAs are diverse. This practice is not intended to be limiting or restrictive. Refer to Guides E94/E94M, E1000, and E2736, Terminology E1316, Practices E747 and E1025, and Federal Standards 21-CFR-1020.40 and 29-CFR-1910.96 for a list of documents that provide additional information and guidance. 1.8 This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.

ASTM E2698-18e1 Referenced Document

• ASTM E1000 Standard Guide for Radioscopy
• ASTM E1025 Standard Practice for Design, Manufacture, and Material Grouping Classification of Hole-Type Image Quality Indicators (IQI) Used for Radiology
• ASTM E1165 Standard Test Method for Measurement of Focal Spots of Industrial X-Ray Tubes by Pinhole Imaging
• ASTM E1316 Standard Terminology for Nondestructive Examinations*， 2024-02-01 Update
• ASTM E1742/E1742M Standard Practice for Radiographic Examination*， 2024-01-17 Update
• ASTM E1817 Standard Practice for Controlling Quality of Radiological Examination by Using Representative Quality Indicators (RQIs)
• ASTM E2002 Standard Practice for Determining Total Image Unsharpness in Radiology
• ASTM E2339 Standard Practice for Digital Imaging and Communication in Nondestructive Evaluation (DICONDE)*， 2021-12-01 Update
• ASTM E2597/E2597M Standard Practice for Manufacturing Characterization of Digital Detector Arrays*， 2022-01-01 Update
• ASTM E2699 Standard Practice for Digital Imaging and Communication in Nondestructive Evaluation (DICONDE) for Digital X-ray (DX) Test Methods*， 2023-08-02 Update
• ASTM E2736 Standard Guide for Digital Detector Array Radiography*， 2022-12-01 Update
• ASTM E2737 Standard Practice for Digital Detector Array Performance Evaluation and Long-Term Stability*， 2023-07-01 Update
• ASTM E2903 Standard Test Method for Measurement of the Effective Focal Spot Size of Mini and Micro Focus X-ray Tubes
• ASTM E543 Standard Practice for Agencies Performing Nondestructive Testing
• ASTM E747 Standard Practice for Design, Manufacture and Material Grouping Classification of Wire Image Quality Indicators (IQI) Used for Radiology
• ASTM E94/E94M Standard Guide for Radiographic Examination Using Industrial Radiographic Film*， 2022-12-01 Update
• AWS A2.4 Standard Symbols for Welding, Brazing and Nondestructive Examination Simbolos Normalizados para Soldeo, Soldeo Fuerte y Examen No Distructivo Spanish
• ISO 9712 Non-destructive testing — Qualification and certification of NDT personnel*， 2021-12-21 Update
• ISO/CIE 19476 Characterization of the performance of illuminance meters and luminance meters

ASTM E2698-18e1 history

• 2018 ASTM E2698-18e1 Standard Practice for Radiographic Examination Using Digital Detector Arrays
• 2018 ASTM E2698-18 Standard Practice for Radiographic Examination Using Digital Detector Arrays
• 2010 ASTM E2698-10 Standard Practice for Radiological Examination Using Digital Detector Arrays