ASTM E1894-24

Standard Guide for Selecting Dosimetry Systems for Application in Pulsed X-Ray Sources

SIGNIFICANCE AND USE
4.1 Flash X-ray facilities provide intense bremsstrahlung radiation environments, usually in a single sub-microsecond pulse, which often fluctuates in amplitude, shape, and spectrum from shot to shot. Therefore, appropriate dosimetry must be fielded on every exposure to characterize the environment, see ICRU Report 34. These intense bremsstrahlung sources have a variety of applications which include the following:
(1) Studies of the effects of X-rays and gamma rays on materials.
(2) Studies of the effects of radiation on electronic devices such as transistors, diodes, and capacitors.
(3) Computer code validation studies.  
4.2 This guide is written to assist the experimenter in selecting the needed dosimetry systems for use at pulsed X-ray facilities. This guide also provides a brief summary on how to use each of the dosimetry systems. Other guides (see Section 2) provide more detailed information on selected dosimetry systems in radiation environments and should be consulted after an initial decision is made on the appropriate dosimetry system to use. There are many key parameters which describe a flash X-ray source, such as dose, dose rate, spectrum, pulse width, etc., such that typically no single dosimetry system can measure all the parameters simultaneously. However, it is frequently the case that not all key parameters must be measured in a given experiment.
SCOPE
1.1 This guide provides assistance in selecting and using dosimetry systems in flash X-ray experiments. Both dose and dose rate techniques are described.  
1.2 Operating characteristics of flash X-ray sources are given, with emphasis on the spectrum of the photon output.  
1.3 Assistance is provided to relate the measured dose to the response of a device under test (DUT). The device is assumed to be a semiconductor electronic part or system.  
1.4 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.

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 30-Apr-2024
• ICS: 17.240 - Radiation measurements
• Technical Committee: E10 - Nuclear Technology and Applications
• Drafting Committee: E10.07 - Radiation Dosimetry for Radiation Effects on Materials and Devices

Standards Content (Sample)

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.
Designation: E1894 − 24
Standard Guide for
Selecting Dosimetry Systems for Application in Pulsed
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X-Ray Sources
This standard is issued under the fixed designation E1894; 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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1. Scope 2.2 ISO/ASTM Standards:
ISO/ASTM 51261 Practice for Calibration of Routine Do-
1.1 This guide provides assistance in selecting and using
simetry Systems for Radiation Processing
dosimetry systems in flash X-ray experiments. Both dose and
ISO/ASTM 51275 Practice for Use of a Radiochromic Film
dose rate techniques are described.
Dosimetry System
1.2 Operating characteristics of flash X-ray sources are
ISO/ASTM 51310 Practice for Use of a Radiochromic
given, with emphasis on the spectrum of the photon output.
Optical Waveguide Dosimetry System
1.3 Assistance is provided to relate the measured dose to the
2.3 International Commission on Radiation Units (ICRU)
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response of a device under test (DUT). The device is assumed
and Measurements Reports:
to be a semiconductor electronic part or system.
ICRU Report 14 Radiation Dosimetry: X rays and Gamma
Rays with Maximum Photon Energies Between 0.6 and 50
1.4 This international standard was developed in accor-
MeV
dance with internationally recognized principles on standard-
ICRU Report 17 Radiation Dosimetry: X rays Generated at
ization established in the Decision on Principles for the
Potentials of 5 to 150 kV
Development of International Standards, Guides and Recom-
ICRU Report 34 The Dosimetry of Pulsed Radiation
mendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical
ICRU Report 51 Quantities and Units in Radiation Protec-
Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
tion Dosimetry
2. Referenced Documents
ICRU Report 60 Fundamental Quantities and Units for
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Ionizing Radiation
2.1 ASTM Standards:
ICRU Report 76 Measurement Quality Assurance for Ioniz-
E170 Terminology Relating to Radiation Measurements and
ing Radiation Dosimetry
Dosimetry
ICRU Report 77 Elastic Scattering of Electrons and Posi-
E666 Practice for Calculating Absorbed Dose From Gamma
trons
or X Radiation
ICRU Report 80 Dosimetry Systems for Use in Radiation
E668 Practice for Application of Thermoluminescence-
Processing
Dosimetry (TLD) Systems for Determining Absorbed
ICRU Report 85a Fundamental Quantities and Units for
Dose in Radiation-Hardness Testing of Electronic Devices
Ionizing Radiation
E1249 Practice for Minimizing Dosimetry Errors in Radia-
tion Hardness Testing of Silicon Electronic Devices Using
3. Terminology
Co-60 Sources
3.1 absorbed dose enhancement—increase (or decrease) in
the absorbed dose (as compared to the equilibrium absorbed
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This guide is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee E10 on Nuclear
dose) at a location in a material of interest. This can be
Technology and Applications and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee
E10.07 on Radiation Dosimetry for Radiation Effects on Materials and Devices.
Current edition approved May 1, 2024. Published May 2024. Originally
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approved in 1997. Last previous edition approved in 2018 as E1894 – 18. DOI: For referenced ISO/ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org,
10.1520/E1894-24. or contact ASTM Customer Service at [e-mail]. For Annual Book of ASTM
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For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
contact ASTM Customer Service at [e-mail]. For Annual Book of ASTM the ASTM website.
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Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on Available from the International Commission on Radiation Units and
the ASTM website. Measurements, 7910 Woodmont Ave., Suite 800, Bethesda, MD 20814, U.S.A.
Copyright © ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959. United States
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expected to occur near an interface with a material of higher or 4.2 This guide is written to assist the experimenter in
lower atomic number. selecting the needed dosimetry systems for use at pulsed X-ray
facilities. This guide also provides a brief summary on how to
3.2 converter—a target for electron beams, generally a high
use each of the dosimetry systems. Other guides (see Section 2)
atomic number material, in which bremsstrahlung X-rays are
provide more detailed information on selected dosimetry
produced by radiative
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Designation: E1894 − 18 E1894 − 24
Standard Guide for
Selecting Dosimetry Systems for Application in Pulsed
1
X-Ray Sources
This standard is issued under the fixed designation E1894; 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.
1. Scope
1.1 This guide provides assistance in selecting and using dosimetry systems in flash X-ray experiments. Both dose and dose-rate
dose rate techniques are described.
1.2 Operating characteristics of flash X-ray sources are given, with emphasis on the spectrum of the photon output.
1.3 Assistance is provided to relate the measured dose to the response of a device under test (DUT). The device is assumed to be
a semiconductor electronic part or system.
1.4 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.
2. Referenced Documents
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
E170 Terminology Relating to Radiation Measurements and Dosimetry
E666 Practice for Calculating Absorbed Dose From Gamma or X Radiation
E668 Practice for Application of Thermoluminescence-Dosimetry (TLD) Systems for Determining Absorbed Dose in
Radiation-Hardness Testing of Electronic Devices
E1249 Practice for Minimizing Dosimetry Errors in Radiation Hardness Testing of Silicon Electronic Devices Using Co-60
Sources
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2.2 ISO/ASTM Standards:
ISO/ASTM 51261 Practice for Calibration of Routine Dosimetry Systems for Radiation Processing
ISO/ASTM 51275 Practice for Use of a Radiochromic Film Dosimetry System
ISO/ASTM 51310 Practice for Use of a Radiochromic Optical Waveguide Dosimetry System
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2.3 International Commission on Radiation Units (ICRU) and Measurements Reports:
ICRU Report 14 Radiation Dosimetry: X rays and Gamma Rays with Maximum Photon Energies Between 0.6 and 50 MeV
ICRU Report 17 Radiation Dosimetry: X rays Generated at Potentials of 5 to 150 kV
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This practiceguide is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee E10 on Nuclear Technology and Applications and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee E10.07
on Radiation Dosimetry for Radiation Effects on Materials and Devices.
Current edition approved Dec. 1, 2018May 1, 2024. Published December 2018May 2024. Originally approved in 1997. Last previous edition approved in 20132018 as
E1894 – 13a.E1894 – 18. DOI: 10.1520/E1894-18.10.1520/E1894-24.
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For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or 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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For referenced ISO/ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or 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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Available from the International Commission on Radiation Units and Measurements, 7910 Woodmont Ave., Suite 800, Bethesda, MD 20814, U.S.A.
Copyright © ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959. United States
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ICRU Report 34 The Dosimetry of Pulsed Radiation
ICRU Report 51 Quantities and Units in Radiation Protection Dosimetry
ICRU Report 60 Fundamental Quantities and Units for Ionizing Radiation
ICRU Report 76 Measurement Quality Assurance for Ionizing Radiation Dosimetry
ICRU Report 77 Elastic Scattering of Electrons and Positrons
ICRU Report 80 Dosimetry Systems for Use in Radiation Processing
ICRU Report 85a Fundamental Quantities and Units for Ionizing Radiation
3. Terminology
3.1 absorbed dose enhancement—increase (or decrease) in the absorbed dose (as compared to the equilibrium absorbed dose) at
a pointlocation in a material of interest. This can be expected to occur near an interface with a material of higher or lower atomic
number.
3.2 converter—a target for electron beams, generally of a high atomic number material, in which bremsstrahlung X-rays are
produced by radiative energy lossesloss of the incident electrons.
3.3 dosimetry system—a system used for determining absor
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