ISO/ASTM51956:2013(E) StandardPracticefor UseofaThermoluminescence-DosimetrySystem(TLD System)forRadiationProcessing This standard is issued under thefixed designation TSO/ASTM 51956:the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. 1.Scope priate safety and health practices and determine the applica- bility of regulatory limitations priorto use. 1.1This practice covers procedures forthe use of thermolu- minescence dosimeters (TLDs)to measure the absorbed dose 2. Referenced documents in materials irradiated by photons or electrons in terms of 2.1 ASTM Standards:2 absorbed dose to water,Thermoluminescence-dosimetry sys- Ei70Terminology Relating toRadiation Measurements and tems (TLD systems)aregenerally used as routine dosimetry Dosimetry systems. E666Practice forCalculatingAbsorbedDoseFrom Gamma 1.2The thermoluminescence dosimeter(TLD)is classified or XRadiation as atype IIl dosimeter onthe basis of the complex effect of E668Practice for Application of Thermoluminescence- influencequantities on thedosimeterresponse.SeeISO/ASTM Dosimetry (TLD) Systems for Determining Absorbed Practice52628. Dose in Radiation-Hardness Testing of Electronic Devices 1.3This document is one of a set of standards that provides 2.2 ISO/ASTM Siandards:2 recommendations for properly implementing dosimetryin 51261Practice for Calibration of RoutineDosimetry Sys- radiation processing, and describes a means of achieving tems for Radiation Processing compliancewiththerequirementsofISO/ASTM52628Prac- 51608 Practice for Dosimetry in an X-Ray (Bremsstrahlung) ticeforDosimetryinRadiationProcessing"foraTLDsystem. Facility for Radiation Processing Itis intendedtoberead inconjunctionwithISO/ASTM52628. 51649 Practice for Dosimetry in an Electron-BeamFacility 1.4 This practice covers the use of TLD systems under the for Radiation Processing at Energies Between 300keV following conditions: and 25 Mev 1.4.1Theabsorbed-doserangeisfrom1Gyto10kGy 51702Practice for Dosimetry in Gamma Irradiation Facili- 1.4.2The absorbed-dose rate isbetween1×10-and 1× ties for Radiation Processing 1010Gys! 51707 Guide for Estimating Uncertainties in Dosimetry for 1.4.3 The radiation-energy range for photons and electrons Radiation Processing 51939 Practice for Blood Irradiation Dosimetry isfrom0.1to50MeV. 51940Guide for Dosimetry for SterileInsectReleasePro- 1.5Thispracticedoesnotcovermeasurementsof absorbed grams dose in materials subjected to neutron irradiation. 52628 Practice for Dosimetry in Radiation Processing 1.6This practicedoes notcoverproceduresfortheuseof 52701Guide for Performance Characterization of Dosim- TLDs for determining absorbed dose in radiation-hardness eters and Dosimetry Systems for Use in Radiation Pro- testing of electronic devices. Procedures for the use of TLDs cessing for radiation-hardness testing are given in ASTM Practice 2.3 Joint Committee forGuides in Metrology (JCGM) E668. Reports: 1.7This standard does notpurport toaddress all of the JCGM 100:2008,GUM1995,with minor corrections, safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the Evaluation of measurement data-Guide to the Expres- responsibility of theuser of this standard to establish appro- sion of Uncertaintyin Measurement This practice is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee E6] on Radiation 2For referenced ASTM and ISO/ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, Processing and is the direct responsibility of Subeommitee E61.02 on Dosimetry www.astm.org.or contact ASTMCustomerServiceat [email protected] Systems,and is also under the jurisdiction of ISO/TC 85/WG 3. Annual Book of ASTM Siandards volume information,refer to the standard's Document Summary page on the ASTM website. publishedasASTME1956-98.ThepresentInternationalStandardISO/ASTM Document produced by Working Group I of the Joint Commitee for Guides in 51956:2013(E) is a major revision of the last previous edition ISO/ASTM Metrology