ASTM E170-09

Standard Terminology Relating to Radiation Measurements and Dosimetry

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 14-Jun-2009
• 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 E170-08d - Standard Terminology Relating to Radiation Measurements and Dosimetry
• Effective Date: 15-Jun-2009
• Replaced By: ASTM E170-09a - Standard Terminology Relating to Radiation Measurements and Dosimetry
• Effective Date: 15-Aug-2009
• Referred By: ASTM E798-16 - Standard Practice for Conducting Irradiations at Accelerator-Based Neutron Sources
• Effective Date: 15-Jun-2009
• Referred By: ASTM ISO/ASTM51956-13 - Standard Practice for Use of Thermoluminescence-Dosimetry (TLD) Systems for Radiation Processing
• Effective Date: 15-Jun-2009
• Referred By: ASTM ISO/ASTM52303-15 - Standard Guide for Absorbed-Dose Mapping in Radiation Processing Facilities
• Effective Date: 15-Jun-2009
• Referred By: ASTM ISO/ASTM51608-15(2022) - Standard Practice for Dosimetry in an X-Ray (Bremsstrahlung) Facility for Radiation Processing at Energies between 50 keV and 7.5 MeV
• Effective Date: 15-Jun-2009
• Referred By: ASTM E944-19 - Standard Guide for Application of Neutron Spectrum Adjustment Methods in Reactor Surveillance
• Effective Date: 15-Jun-2009
• Referred By: ASTM E942-23 - Standard Guide for Investigating the Effects of Helium in Irradiated Metals
• Effective Date: 15-Jun-2009
• 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: 15-Jun-2009
• Referred By: ASTM E1854-19 - Standard Practice for Ensuring Test Consistency in Neutron-Induced Displacement Damage of Electronic Parts
• Effective Date: 15-Jun-2009
• Referred By: ASTM E3083-17 - Standard Terminology Relating to Radiation Processing: Dosimetry and Applications
• Effective Date: 15-Jun-2009
• Referred By: ASTM F1892-12(2018) - Standard Guide for Ionizing Radiation (Total Dose) Effects Testing of Semiconductor Devices
• Effective Date: 15-Jun-2009
• Referred By: ASTM E521-23 - Standard Practice for Investigating the Effects of Neutron Radiation Damage Using Charged-Particle Irradiation
• Effective Date: 15-Jun-2009
• Referred By: ASTM ISO/ASTM51650-13 - Standard Practice for Use of a Cellulose Triacetate Dosimetry System
• Effective Date: 15-Jun-2009
• Referred By: ASTM E1855-20 - Standard Test Method for Use of 2N2222A Silicon Bipolar Transistors as Neutron Spectrum Sensors and Displacement Damage Monitors
• Effective Date: 15-Jun-2009

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation:E170–09
Standard Terminology Relating to
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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 (´) 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
(ICRU) Report 60 on “Fundamental Quantities and Units for Ionizing Radiation,” December 30,
2
1998. Those terms that are defined essentially according to the terminology of ICRU Report 60 will
be followed by ICRU in parentheses. It should also be noted that the units for quantities used are the
latestadoptedaccordingtotheInternationalSystemofUnits(SI)whicharecontainedinAppendixX1
2
astakenfromatableinICRUReport33. Thisterminologyalsousesrecommendeddefinitionsoftwo
3
ISOdocuments ,namely“InternationalVocabularyofBasicandGeneralTermsinMetrology.”(VIM,
1993) and “Guide to the Expression of Uncertainty in Measurement” (GUM, 1995). Those terms that
are defined essentially according to the terminology of these documents will be followed by either
VIM or GUM in parentheses.
1. Referenced Documents E722 Practice for Characterizing Neutron Fluence Spectra
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inTermsofanEquivalentMonoenergeticNeutronFluence
1.1 ASTM Standards:
for Radiation-Hardness Testing of Electronics
E380 Practice for the Use of the International System of
5
E910 Test Method for Application and Analysis of Helium
Units (SI) (The Modernized Metric System)
Accumulation Fluence Monitors for Reactor Vessel Sur-
E456 Terminology Relating to Quality and Statistics
veillance, E706 (IIIC)
E706 Master Matrix for Light-Water Reactor Pressure Ves-
3
1.2 ISO Standards:
sel Surveillance Standards, E 706(0)
GUM Guide to the Expression of Uncertainty in Measure-
ment, ISO 1995
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ThisterminologyisunderthejurisdictionofASTMCommitteeE10onNuclear
VIM International Vocabulary of Basic and General Terms
Technology and Applications and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee
in Metrology, ISO 1993
E10.93 on Editorial.
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1.3 ICRU Documents:
Current edition approved June 15, 2009. Published August 2009. Originally
approved in 1963. Last previous edition approved in 2008 as E170–08d. DOI:
ICRU 33 Radiation Quantities and Units
10.1520/E0170-09.
ICRU 60 Fundamental Quantities and Units for Ionizing
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ICRU Report 33 has been superceded by ICRU Report 60 on “Fundamental
Radiation, December 30, 1998
Quantities and Units for Ionizing Radiation,” December 30, 1998. Both of these
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1.4 NIST Document:
documents are available from International Commission on Radiation Units and
Measurements (ICRU), 7910 Woodmont Ave., Suite 800, Bethesda, MD 20814.
NIST Technical Note 1297 Guidelines for Evaluating and
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Available from International Organization for Standardization (ISO), 1 Rue de
Expressing the Uncertainty of NIST Measurement Re-
Varembe, Case Postale 56, CH-1211, Geneva 20, Switzerland, http://www.iso.ch.
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sults, 1994
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
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the ASTM website. Available from National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), 100
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state and the number of nuclei in that state (that is, A=Nl). (See decay
2. Terminology
constant.)
absorbed dose (D)—Quantity of ionizing radiation energy
analysis bandwidth—spectral band used in a photometric
impartedperunitmassofaspecifiedmaterial.TheSIunitof
instrument, such as a densitometer, for the measurement of
absorbeddoseisthegray(Gy),where1gr
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Designation:E170–08d Designation:E170–09
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 (´) 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
(ICRU) Report 60 on “Fundamental Quantities and Units for Ionizing Radiation,” December 30,
2
1998. Those terms that are defined essentially according to the terminology of ICRU Report 60 will
be followed by ICRU in parentheses. It should also be noted that the units for quantities used are the
latestadoptedaccordingtotheInternationalSystemofUnits(SI)whicharecontainedinAppendixX1
2
astakenfromatableinICRUReport33. Thisterminologyalsousesrecommendeddefinitionsoftwo
3
ISOdocuments ,namely“InternationalVocabularyofBasicandGeneralTermsinMetrology.”(VIM,
1993) and “Guide to the Expression of Uncertainty in Measurement” (GUM, 1995). Those terms that
are defined essentially according to the terminology of these documents will be followed by either
VIM or GUM in parentheses.
1. Referenced Documents
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1.1 ASTM Standards:
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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 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)
3
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
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1.3 ICRU Documents:
ICRU 33 Radiation Quantities and Units
ICRU 60 Fundamental Quantities and Units for Ionizing Radiation, December 30, 1998
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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 Nov. 1, 2008.June 15, 2009. Published December 2008.August 2009. Originally approved in 1963. Last previous edition approved in 2008 as
E170–08bd.
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ICRU Report 33 has been superceded by ICRU Report 60 on “Fundamental Quantities and Units for Ionizing Radiation,” December 30, 1998. Both of these documents
are available from International Commission on Radiation Units and Measurements (ICRU), 7910 Woodmont Ave., Suite 800, Bethesda, MD 20814.
3
Available from International Organization for Standardization (ISO), 1 Rue de Varembe, Case Postale 56, CH-1211, Geneva 20, Switzerland, http://www.iso.ch.
4
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.
5
Withdrawn.
Copyright © ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959, United States.
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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
dose is the gray (Gy), where 1 gray is equivalent to the absorption o
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