IEEE N42.48-2008 PDF

Scope: This standard describes design and performance requirements along with testing methods for evaluating radiation detection instruments that are pocket-sized and worn on the body for the purpose of rapid detection and identification of radioactive materials. The performance requirements contained in this standard are meant to provide a means for verifying the capability of these instruments to reliably detect changes above background levels of radiation, notify the user to these changes, and provide a means to determine if the alarm was caused by a radionuclide of interest that may require further evaluation. These devices are not primarily intended to provide a measurement of dose-equivalent rate. However, their indication can provide an approximate value of exposure rate that should be reasonably accurate. They arealso not meant to provide radionuclide identification at the same level as radionuclide identification detectors defined in ANSI N42.34.1 Successful completion of the tests described in this standard should not be construed as an ability to identify all radionuclides in all environments.

IEEE N42.48-2008 Referenced Document

ANSI N42.23-1996 Measurement and Associated Instrumentation Quality Assurance for Radioassay Laboratories
ANSI N42.34 American National Standard Performance Criteria for Handheld Instruments for the Detection and Identification of Radionuclides*， 2021-08-16 Update
ANSI N42.42 American National Standard Data Format for Radiation Detectors Used for Homeland Security*， 2020-11-20 Update

2008 IEEE N42.48-2008 American National Standard Performance Requirements for Spectroscopic Personal Radiation Detectors (SPRDs) for Homeland Security