ASTM ISO/ASTM52303-15

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ISO/ASTM 52303:2015(E)
Standard Guide for
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Absorbed-Dose Mapping in Radiation Processing Facilities
This standard is issued under the fixed designation ISO/ASTM 52303; 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 E178Practice for Dealing With Outlying Observations
E2232Guide for Selection and Use of Mathematical Meth-
1.1 This document provides guidance in determining
ods for CalculatingAbsorbed Dose in Radiation Process-
absorbed-dose distributions (mapping) in products, materials
ing Applications
orsubstancesirradiatedingamma,X-ray(bremsstrahlung)and
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2.2 ISO/ASTM Standards:
electron beam facilities.
51261Guide for Selection and Calibration of Dosimetry
NOTE1—Forirradiationoffoodandtheradiationsterilizationofhealth
care products, specific ISO and ISO/ASTM standards containing dose
Systems for Radiation Processing
mapping requirements exist. See ISO/ASTM Practices 51431, 51608,
51431Practice for Dosimetry in Electron Beam and X-Ray
51649, 51702 and 51818 and ISO 11137-1. Regarding the radiation
(Bremsstrahlung) Irradiation Facilities for Food Process-
sterilization of health care products, in those areas covered by ISO
ing
11137-1, that standard takes precedence.
51608Practice for Dosimetry in an X-ray (Bremsstrahlung)
1.2 This guide is one of a set of standards that provides
Facility for Radiation Processing
recommendations for properly implementing dosimetry in
51649Practice for Dosimetry in an Electron Beam Facility
radiation processing. it is intended to be read in conjunction
forRadiationProcessingatEnergiesbetween300keVand
with ISO/ASTM 52628.
25 MeV
1.3 Methods of analyzing the dose map data are described.
51702Practice for Dosimetry in a Gamma Irradiation Facil-
Examples are provided of statistical methods that may be used
ity for Radiation Processing
to analyze dose map data.
51707Guide for Estimating Uncertainties in Dosimetry for
Radiation Processing
1.4 Dose mapping for bulk flow processing and fluid
51818Practice for Dosimetry in an Electron Beam Facility
streams is not discussed.
for Radiation Processing at Energies between 80 and 300
1.5 Dosimetry is an element of a total quality management
keV
system for an irradiation facility. Other controls besides do-
52628Practice for Dosimetry in Radiation Processing
simetry may be required for specific applications such as
2.3 International Commission on Radiation Units and Mea-
medical device sterilization and food preservation.
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surements Reports:
1.6 This standard does not purport to address all of the
ICRU Report 85aFundamental Quantities and Units for
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
Ionizing Radiation
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
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2.4 International Organization for Standardization:
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
ISO 11137-1Sterilization of health care products – Radia-
bility of regulatory requirements prior to use.
tion – Part 1: Requirements for development, validation,
and routine control of a sterilization process for medical
2. Referenced Documents
devices
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
2.5 Joint Committee for Guides in Metrology (JCGM)
E170Terminology Relating to Radiation Measurements and
Reports:
Dosimetry
JCGM 100:2008 GUM 1995, with minor corrections,
Evaluationofmeasurementdata–Guidetotheexpression
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This guide is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee E61 on Radiation
of uncertainty in measurement
Processing and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee E61.03 on Dosimetry
Application and is also under the jurisdiction of ISO/TC 85/WG 3.
Current edition approved Feb. 9, 2015. Published June 2015. Originally
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