ASTM D7282-21e1
Standard Practice for Setup, Calibration, and Quality Control of Instruments Used for Radioactivity Measurements

Standard No.

ASTM D7282-21e1

Release Date

2021

Published By

American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)

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ASTM D7282-21e1

Scope

1.1 This practice covers consensus criteria for the setup, calibration, and quality control of nuclear instruments. Setup establishes the operating parameters of the instrument—for example, voltage or discriminator settings. Calibrations determine the instrument’s response characteristics—for example, its counting efficiency or gain. Quality control ensures that the performance of the instrument remains acceptable for its intended use and consistent with the performance at the time of calibration. 1.2 This practice addresses four of the most commonly used types of nuclear counting instruments: alpha-particle spectrometer, gamma-ray spectrometer, gas proportional counter, and liquid scintillation counter. 1.3 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as standard. The values given in parentheses are mathematical conversions that are provided for information only and are not considered standard. 1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety, health, and environmental practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use. 1.5 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 D7282-21e1 Referenced Document

• ANSI N42.22 Traceability of Radioactive Sources to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and Associated Instrument Quality Control
• ANSI N42.23 Measurement and Associated Instrumentation Quality Assurance for Radioassay Laboratories
• ASTM D1129 Standard Terminology Relating to Water
• ASTM D3648 Standard Practices for the Measurement of Radioactivity
• ASTM D7283 Standard Test Method for Alpha and Beta Activity in Water By Liquid Scintillation Counting
• ASTM D7902 Standard Terminology for Radiochemical Analyses
• ASTM E2586 Standard Practice for Calculating and Using Basic Statistics
• ISO/IEC 17025 General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories [Standard in French]

ASTM D7282-21e1 history

• 2021 ASTM D7282-21e1 Standard Practice for Setup, Calibration, and Quality Control of Instruments Used for Radioactivity Measurements
• 2021 ASTM D7282-21 Standard Practice for Setup, Calibration, and Quality Control of Instruments Used for Radioactivity Measurements
• 2014 ASTM D7282-14 Standard Practice for Set-up, Calibration, and Quality Control of Instruments Used for Radioactivity Measurements
• 2006 ASTM D7282-06 Standard Practice for Set-up, Calibration, and Quality Control of Instruments Used for Radioactivity Measurements