ASTM ISO/ASTM52628-13

Standard Practice for Dosimetry in Radiation Processing

SIGNIFICANCE AND USE
4.1 Radiation processing of articles in both commercial and research applications may be carried out for a number of purposes. These include, for example, sterilization of health care products, reduction of the microbial populations in foods and modification of polymers. The radiations used may be accelerated electrons, gamma-radiation from radionuclide sources such as cobalt-60, or X-radiation.  
4.2 To demonstrate control of the radiation process, the absorbed dose must be measured using a dosimetry system, the calibration of which, is traceable to appropriate national or international standards. The radiation-induced change in the dosimeter is evaluated and related to absorbed dose through calibration. Dose measurements required for particular processes are described in other standards referenced in this practice.
SCOPE
1.1 This practice describes the basic requirements that apply when making absorbed dose measurements in accordance with the ASTM E61 series of dosimetry standards. In addition, it provides guidance on the selection of dosimetry systems and directs the user to other standards that provide specific information on individual dosimetry systems, calibration methods, uncertainty estimation and radiation processing applications.  
1.2 This practice applies to dosimetry for radiation processing applications using electrons or photons (gamma- or X-radiation).  
1.3 This practice addresses the minimum requirements of a measurement management system, but does not include general quality system requirements.  
1.4 This practice does not address personnel dosimetry or medical dosimetry.  
1.5 This practice does not apply to primary standard dosimetry systems.  
1.6 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 and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 31-Oct-2013
• ICS: 17.240 - Radiation measurements
• Technical Committee: E61 - Radiation Processing
• Drafting Committee: E61.01 - Dosimetry

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ISO/ASTM 52628:2013(E)
Standard Practice for
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Dosimetry in Radiation Processing
This standard is issued under the fixed designation ISO/ASTM 52628; the number immediately following the designation indicates the
year of original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision.
INTRODUCTION
The use of ionizing radiation for the treatment of commercial products such as the sterilization of
medical devices, the reduction of microbial contamination in food or the modification of polymers is
referred to as radiation processing. The types of radiation used may be gamma radiation (typically
from cobalt-60 sources), X-radiation or accelerated electrons.
It is necessary to ensure that the specified absorbed dose is applied in each of the radiation
processing applications. The absorbed dose must be measured, and measurement systems have been
developed for this purpose. Much of the development of these systems rests on the early development
of dosimetry systems for personnel radiation protection and for medical treatment. However, the
absorbed doses used in radiation processing are generally higher, ranging from ~10 Gy up to 100 kGy
or more and new dosimetry systems have been developed for measurements of these doses.
Note that the terms “dose” and “absorbed dose” are used interchangeably in this standard (see
3.1.1).
The dose measurements required in radiation processing concern characterization of radiation
facilities in installation qualification (IQ) and operational qualification (OQ), measurement of dose
distribution in irradiated products in performance qualification (PQ) and routine monitoring of the
irradiation process.
The literature is abundant with articles on dosimeters for radiation processing, and guidelines and
standards have been written by several organizations (the International Atomic Energy Agency
(IAEA) and the International Commission on Radiation Units and Measurements (ICRU), for
example) for the operation of the dosimetry systems and for their use in the characterization and
validationoftheradiationprocessingapplications.Inparticular,ICRUReport80providesinformation
on the scientific basis and historical development of many of the systems in current use.
ASTM Subcommittee E10.01 on Radiation Processing: Dosimetry andApplications was formed in
1984 initially with the scope of developing standards for food irradiation, but its scope was widened
to include all radiation processing applications.The subcommittee, now Committee E61, has under its
jurisdiction approximately 30 standard practices and standard guides, collectively known as the E61
standards on radiation processing. A number of these standards have been published as ISO/ASTM
standards, thereby ensuring a wider international acceptance. These practices and guides describe the
dosimetry systems most commonly used in radiation processing, and the dose measurements that are
required in the validation and routine monitoring of the radiation processes. A current list of the E61
standards on radiation processing is given in 2.1 and 2.2.
The development, validation and routine control of a radiation process comprises a number of
activities, most of which rely on the ability to measure the delivered dose accurately. It is therefore
necessary that dose is measured with traceability to national, or international, standards, and the
uncertainty is known, including the effect of influence quantities. The E61 standards on radiation
processing dosimetry serve to fulfill these requirements.
The practices describing dosimetry systems have several common attributes, and there is a need to
have one general standard that can act as a common reference and that can be used as a basis for the
selection of dosimetry systems for defined tasks. ISO/ASTM Practice 52628 serves this purpose. It
outlines general requirements for the calibration and use of dosimetry systems and for the estimation
of measurement uncertainties. Details relating to each dosimetry system are found in the respective
standards and each of these refer to ISO/ASTM Practice 52628 for the general requirements.
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E2628:09
ISO/ASTM 52628 − 2013(E)
An American National Standard
Standard Practice for
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Dosimetry in Radiation Processing
This standard is issued under the fixed designation E2628; ISO/ASTM 52628; the number immediately following the designation
indicates the year of original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year
of last reapproval. A superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
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INTRODUCTION
The use of ionizing radiation for the treatment of commercial products such as the sterilization of
medical devices, the reduction of microbial contamination in food or the modification of polymers is
referred to as radiation processing. The types of radiation used may be gamma radiation (typically
from cobalt-60 sources), X-radiation or accelerated electrons.
It is necessary to ensure that the specified absorbed dose is applied in each of the radiation
processing applications. The absorbed dose must be measured, and measurement systems have been
developed for this purpose. Much of the development of these systems rests on the early development
of dosimetry systems for personnel radiation protection and for medical treatment. However, the
absorbed doses used in radiation processing are generally higher, ranging from ~10 Gy up to 100 kGy
or more and new dosimetry systems have been developed for measurements of these doses.
Note that the terms “dose” and “absorbed dose” are used interchangeably in this standard (see
3.1.1).
The dose measurements required in radiation processing concern characterization of radiation
facilities in installation qualification (IQ) and operational qualification (OQ), measurement of dose
distribution in irradiated products in performance qualification (PQ) and routine monitoring of the
irradiation process.
The literature is abundant with articles on dosimeters for radiation processing, and guidelines and
standards have been written by several organizations (the International Atomic Energy Agency
(IAEA) and the International Commission on Radiation Units and Measurements (ICRU), for
example) for the operation of the dosimetry systems and for their use in the characterization and
validation of the radiation processing applications. In particular, ICRU Report 80 provides information
on the scientific basis and historical development of many of the systems in current use.
ASTM Subcommittee E10.01 on Radiation Processing: Dosimetry and Applications was formed in
1984 initially with the scope of developing standards for food irradiation, but its scope was widened
to include all radiation processing applications. The subcommittee subcommittee, now Committee
E61, has under its jurisdiction approximately 30 standard practices and standard guides, collectively
known as the E10.01E61 standards on radiation processing. A number of these standards have been
published as ISO/ASTM standards, thereby ensuring a wider international acceptance. These practices
and guides describe the dosimetry systems most commonly used in radiation processing, and the dose
measurements that are required in the validation and routine monitoring of the radiation processes. A
current list of the E10.01E61 standards on radiation processing is given in 2.1 and 2.2.
The development, validation and routine control of a radiation process comprises a number of
activities, most of which rely on the ability to measure the delivered dose accurately. It is therefore
necessary that dose is measured with traceability to national, or international, standards, and the
uncertainty is known, including the effect of influence quantities. The E10.01E61 standards on
radiation processing dosimetry serve to fulfill these requirements.
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This practice is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee E61 on Radiation Processing and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee E61.01 on Dosimetry., and
is also under the jurisdiction of ISO/TC 85/WG 3.
Current edition approved Aug. 15, 2009July 20, 2013. Published September 2009November 2013. DOI: 10.1520/E2628-09E01.Originally published as ASTM E2628–09.
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Last previous ASTM edition E2628–09 . The present International Standard ISO/ASTM 52628–2013(E) replaces ASTM E2628–09 .
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