BS EN 62363:2011
Radiation protection instrumentation. Portable photon contamination meters and monitors

Standard No.

BS EN 62363:2011

Release Date

2008

Published By

British Standards Institution (BSI)

Latest

BS EN 62363:2011

Replace

05/30119049 DC-2005 BS IEC 62363:2008

Scope

This International Standard is applicable to portable and transportable contamination meters and monitors designed for the direct measurement or the direct detection of surface contamination by photon radiation emitting radionuclides and which comprise at least: – a detection assembly (comprising counter tube, scintillation detector or semiconductor detector, etc.), which may be connected either rigidly or by means of a flexible cable or incorporated into a single assembly; – a measurement assembly. The standard is applicable to: – photon surface contamination meters; – photon surface contamination monitors. The standard is applicable to detection assemblies that are designed to measure photon contamination from radionuclides which emit photons with energy in excess of 5 keV. In particular, this standard should be used to assess the performance of assemblies used to demonstrate that material is free from surface contamination by photon emitting radionuclides. This standard is also applicable to special purpose assemblies and to assemblies specifically designed to provide limited spectroscopic information to the user. NOTE These detection assemblies may be used to measure photon emissions from radionuclides that also emit alpha and beta radiations, where the alpha and beta emissions may be shielded due to the nature of the contamination. If shielding of the radioactive emissions occurs, then strictly speaking, the contamination is near to rather than on the surface of the article being monitored. The object of this standard is to lay down standard requirements and to give examples of acceptable methods, and also to specify general characteristics, general test conditions, radiation characteristics, electrical safety, environmental characteristics, and the requirements of the identification certificate for photon contamination meters and monitors.

BS EN 62363:2011 Referenced Document

• IEC 60086 Primary batteries - ALL PARTS*， 2016-07-13 Update
• ISO 11929-1:2000 Determination of the detection limit and decision threshold for ionizing radiation measurements - Part 1: Fundamentals and application to counting measurements without the influence of sample treatment
• ISO 7503-1:1988 Evaluation of surface contamination; part 1: beta-emitters (maximum beta energy greater than 0,15 MeV) and alpha-emitters
• ISO 7503-3:1996 Evaluation of surface contamination - Part 3: Isomeric transition and electron capture emitters, low energy beta-emitters (<(Index)max> 0,15 MeV)
• ISO 8769-2:1996 Reference sources for the calibration of surface contamination monitors - Part 2: Electrons of energy less than 0,15 MeV and photons of energy less than 1,5 MeV

BS EN 62363:2011 history

• 2008 BS EN 62363:2011 Radiation protection instrumentation. Portable photon contamination meters and monitors