ASTM E170-08b

Standard Terminology Relating to Radiation Measurements and Dosimetry

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 30-Apr-2008
• ICS: 01.040.17 - Metrology and measurement. Physical phenomena (Vocabularies)
• ICS: 17.240 - Radiation measurements
• Technical Committee: E10 - Nuclear Technology and Applications
• Drafting Committee: E10.93 - Editorial

Relations

• Replaces: ASTM E170-08a - Standard Terminology Relating to Radiation Measurements and Dosimetry
• Effective Date: 01-May-2008
• Replaced By: ASTM E170-08c - Standard Terminology Relating to Radiation Measurements and Dosimetry
• Effective Date: 01-Jun-2008
• Referred By: ASTM E263-18 - Standard Test Method for Measuring Fast-Neutron Reaction Rates by Radioactivation of Iron
• Effective Date: 01-May-2008
• Referred By: ASTM E264-19 - Standard Test Method for Measuring Fast-Neutron Reaction Rates by Radioactivation of Nickel
• Effective Date: 01-May-2008
• Referred By: ASTM E1250-15(2020) - Standard Test Method for Application of Ionization Chambers to Assess the Low Energy Gamma Component of Cobalt-60 Irradiators Used in Radiation-Hardness Testing of Silicon Electronic Devices
• Effective Date: 01-May-2008
• Referred By: ASTM E942-23 - Standard Guide for Investigating the Effects of Helium in Irradiated Metals
• Effective Date: 01-May-2008
• Referred By: ASTM E1893-15(2021) - Standard Guide for Selection and Use of Portable Radiological Survey Instruments for Performing In Situ Radiological Assessments to Support Unrestricted Release from Further Regulatory Controls
• Effective Date: 01-May-2008
• Referred By: ASTM ISO/ASTM51707-15 - Standard Guide for Estimation of Measurement Uncertainty in Dosimetry for Radiation Processing
• Effective Date: 01-May-2008
• Referred By: ASTM E944-19 - Standard Guide for Application of Neutron Spectrum Adjustment Methods in Reactor Surveillance
• Effective Date: 01-May-2008
• Referred By: ASTM ISO/ASTM51956-13 - Standard Practice for Use of Thermoluminescence-Dosimetry (TLD) Systems for Radiation Processing
• Effective Date: 01-May-2008
• Referred By: ASTM E722-19 - Standard Practice for Characterizing Neutron Fluence Spectra in Terms of an Equivalent Monoenergetic Neutron Fluence for Radiation-Hardness Testing of Electronics
• Effective Date: 01-May-2008
• Referred By: ASTM E821-16(2023) - Standard Practice for Measurement of Mechanical Properties During Charged-Particle Irradiation
• Effective Date: 01-May-2008
• Referred By: ASTM E1035-18(2023) - Standard Practice for Determining Neutron Exposures for Nuclear Reactor Vessel Support Structures
• Effective Date: 01-May-2008
• Referred By: ASTM E523-21e1 - Standard Test Method for Measuring Fast-Neutron Reaction Rates by Radioactivation of Copper
• Effective Date: 01-May-2008
• Referred By: ASTM E262-17 - Standard Test Method for Determining Thermal Neutron Reaction Rates and Thermal Neutron Fluence Rates by Radioactivation Techniques
• Effective Date: 01-May-2008

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation:E170–08b
Standard Terminology Relating to
1
Radiation Measurements and Dosimetry
This standard is issued under the fixed designation E170; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision.Anumber in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.A
superscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
INTRODUCTION
This terminology generally covers terms that apply to radiation measurements and dosimetry
associatedwithenergydepositionandradiationeffects,ordamage,inmaterialscausedbyinteractions
by high-energy radiation fields. The common radiation fields considered are X-rays, gamma rays,
electrons, alpha particles, neutrons, and mixtures of these fields. This treatment is not intended to be
exhaustive but reflects special and common terms used in technology and applications of interest to
CommitteeE10,asforexample,inareasofradiationeffectsoncomponentsofnuclearpowerreactors,
radiation hardness testing of electronics, and radiation processing of materials.
Thisterminologyusesrecommendeddefinitionsandconceptsofquantities,withunits,forradiation
measurements as contained in the International Commission on Radiation Units and Measurements
2
(ICRU) Report 33 on “Radiation Quantities and Units,”April 15, 1980. Those terms that are defined
essentiallyaccordingtotheterminologyofICRUReport33willbefollowedbyICRUinparentheses.
It should also be noted that the units for quantities used are the latest adopted according to the
International System of Units (SI).
1. Referenced Documents GUM Guide to the Expression of Uncertainty in Measure-
3 ment, ISO 1995
1.1 ASTM Standards:
VIM International Vocabulary of Basic and General Terms
E380 Practice for the Use of the International System of
4 in Metrology, ISO 1993
Units (SI) (The Modernized Metric System)
6
1.3 ICRU Documents:
E456 Terminology Relating to Quality and Statistics
ICRU 33 Radiation Quantities and Units
E706 Master Matrix for Light-Water Reactor Pressure
ICRU 60 Fundamental Quantities and Units for Ionizing
Vessel Surveillance Standards, E 706(0)
Radiation, December 30, 1998
E722 Practice for Characterizing Neutron Energy Fluence
7
1.4 NIST Document:
Spectra in Terms of an Equivalent Monoenergetic Neutron
NIST Technical Note 1297 Guidelines for Evaluating and
Fluence for Radiation-Hardness Testing of Electronics
Expressing the Uncertainty of NIST Measurement Re-
E910 Test Method forApplication andAnalysis of Helium
sults, 1994
Accumulation Fluence Monitors for Reactor Vessel Sur-
veillance, E706 (IIIC)
2. Terminology
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1.2 ISO Standards:
absorbed dose (D)—Quantity of ionizing radiation energy
impartedperunitmassofaspecifiedmaterial.TheSIunitof
1
ThisterminologyisunderthejurisdictionofASTMCommitteeE10onNuclear
absorbeddoseisthegray(Gy),where1grayisequivalentto
Technology and Applications and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee
the absorption of 1 joule per kilogram of the specified
E10.93 on Editorial.
material (1 Gy = 1 J/kg). The mathematical relationship is
Current edition approved May 1, 2008. Published May 2008. Originally
approved in 1963. Last previous edition approved in 2008 as E170–08a.
the quotient of d´¯ by dm, where d´¯ is the mean incremental
2
Available from International Commission on Radiation Units and Measure-
energyimpartedbyionizingradiationtomatterofincremen-
ments (ICRU), 7910 Woodmont Ave., Suite 800, Bethesda, MD 20814.
3 tal mass dm (see ICRU33).
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contact ASTM Customer Service at [e-mail]. For Annual Book of ASTM
Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
the ASTM website.
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Withdrawn. Available from International Commission on Radiation Units and Measure-
5
Available from International Organization for Standardization (ISO), 1, ch. de ments (ICRU), 7910 Woodmont Ave., Suite 800, Bethesda, MD 20814.
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la Voie-Creuse, Case postale 56, CH-1211, Geneva 20, Switzerland, http:// Available from National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), 100
www.iso.ch. Bureau Dr., Stop 1070, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-1070, USA, http://www.nist.gov
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D 5 d´¯ dm (1)
rest, two photons are produced, each having an energy
/
corresponding to the rest mass of an electron (511 keV).
DISCUSSION— The discontinued unit for absorbed dose is the rad (1
backscatter peak—a peak in the observed photon spectrum
rad = 100 erg/g = 0.01 Gy). Absorbed dose is sometimes referred to
simply as dose. For a photon source under conditions of charged (normallybelowabout0.25MeV)res
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Designation:E170–08a Designation:E170–08b
Standard Terminology Relating to
1
Radiation Measurements and Dosimetry
This standard is issued under the fixed designation E170; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision.Anumber in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.A
superscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
INTRODUCTION
This terminology generally covers terms that apply to radiation measurements and dosimetry
associatedwithenergydepositionandradiationeffects,ordamage,inmaterialscausedbyinteractions
by high-energy radiation fields. The common radiation fields considered are X-rays, gamma rays,
electrons, alpha particles, neutrons, and mixtures of these fields. This treatment is not intended to be
exhaustive but reflects special and common terms used in technology and applications of interest to
CommitteeE10,asforexample,inareasofradiationeffectsoncomponentsofnuclearpowerreactors,
radiation hardness testing of electronics, and radiation processing of materials.
Thisterminologyusesrecommendeddefinitionsandconceptsofquantities,withunits,forradiation
measurements as contained in the International Commission on Radiation Units and Measurements
2
(ICRU) Report 33 on “Radiation Quantities and Units,”April 15, 1980. Those terms that are defined
essentiallyaccordingtotheterminologyofICRUReport33willbefollowedbyICRUinparentheses.
It should also be noted that the units for quantities used are the latest adopted according to the
International System of Units (SI).
1. Referenced Documents
3
1.1 ASTM Standards:
4
E380 Practice for the Use of the International System of Units (SI) (The Modernized Metric System)
E456 Terminology Relating to Quality and Statistics
E706 Master Matrix for Light-Water Reactor Pressure Vessel Surveillance Standards, E 706(0)
E722 Practice for Characterizing Neutron Energy Fluence Spectra in Terms of an Equivalent Monoenergetic Neutron Fluence
for Radiation-Hardness Testing of Electronics
E910 Test Method for Application and Analysis of Helium Accumulation Fluence Monitors for Reactor Vessel Surveillance,
E706 (IIIC)
5
1.2 ISO Standards:
GUM Guide to the Expression of Uncertainty in Measurement, ISO 1995
VIM International Vocabulary of Basic and General Terms in Metrology, ISO 1993
6
1.3 ICRU Documents:
ICRU 33 Radiation Quantities and Units
ICRU 60 Fundamental Quantities and Units for Ionizing Radiation, December 30, 1998
7
1.4 NIST Document:
NIST Technical Note 1297 Guidelines for Evaluating and Expressing the Uncertainty of NIST Measurement Results, 1994
2. Terminology
absorbed dose (D)—Quantity of ionizing radiation energy imparted per unit mass of a specified material.The SI unit of absorbed
1
This terminology is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee E10 on Nuclear Technology and Applications and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee E10.93
on Editorial.
Current edition approved AprilMay 1, 2008. Published AprilMay 2008. Originally approved in 1963. Last previous edition approved in 2008 as E170–08a.
2
Available from International Commission on Radiation Units and Measurements (ICRU), 7910 Woodmont Ave., Suite 800, Bethesda, MD 20814.
3
ForreferencedASTMstandards,visittheASTMwebsite,www.astm.org,[e-mail] Annual Book of ASTM Standards
volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on the ASTM website.
4
Withdrawn.
5
Available from International Organization for Standardization (ISO), 1, ch. de la Voie-Creuse, Case postale 56, CH-1211, Geneva 20, Switzerland, http://www.iso.ch.
6
Neutron Cross Sections for Reactor Dosimetry, International Atomic Energy Agency, Laboratory Activities, Vienna, 1978, Vol 1, p. 62.
6
Available from International Commission on Radiation Units and Measurements (ICRU), 7910 Woodmont Ave., Suite 800, Bethesda, MD 20814.
7
Available from National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), 100 Bureau Dr., Stop 1070, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-1070, USA, http://www.nist.gov
Copyright © ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959, United States.
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dose is the gray (Gy), where 1 gray is equivalent to the absorption of 1 joule per kilogram of the specified material (1 Gy = 1
J/kg).Themathematicalrelationshipisthequotientof d´¯ bydm,where d´¯ isthemeanincrementalenergyimpartedbyionizing
radiation to matter of incre
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