ISO/ASTM51707:2015(E)AnAmericanNationalStandardStandardGuideforEstimationofMeasurementUncertaintyinDosimetryforRadiationProcessing1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationISO/ASTM51707;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.1.Scope1.1ThisstandardprovidesguidanceontheuseofconceptsdescribedintheJCGMEvaluationofMeasurementData–GuidetotheExpressionofUncertaintyinMeasurement(GUM)toestimatetheuncertaintiesinthemeasurementofabsorbeddoseinradiationprocessing.1.2Methodsaregivenforidentifying,evaluatingandesti-matingthecomponentsofmeasurementuncertaintyassociatedwiththeuseofdosimetrysystemsandforcalculatingcom-binedstandardmeasurementuncertaintyandexpanded(over-all)uncertaintyofdosemeasurementsbasedontheGUMmethodology.1.3Examplesaregivenonhowtodevelopameasurementuncertaintybudgetandastatementofuncertainty.1.4Thisdocumentisoneofasetofstandardsthatprovidesrecommendationsforproperlyimplementingdosimetryinradiationprocessing,andprovidesguidanceforachievingcompliancewiththerequirementsofISO/ASTM52628relatedtotheevaluationanddocumentationoftheuncertaintiesassociatedwithmeasurementsmadewithadosimetrysystem.ItisintendedtobereadinconjunctionwithISO/ASTM52628,ISO/ASTM51261andISO/ASTM52701.1.5Thisguidedoesnotaddresstheestablishmentofprocessspecificationsorconformityassessment.1.6Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.Referenceddocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2E170TerminologyRelatingtoRadiationMeasurementsandDosimetryE456TerminologyRelatingtoQualityandStatistics2.2ISO/ASTMStandards:251261PracticeforCalibrationofRoutineDosimetrySys-temsforRadiationProcessing51608PracticeforDosimetryinanX-Ray(Bremsstrahlung)FacilityforRadiationProcessing51649PracticeforDosimetryinanElectronBeamFacilityforRadiationProcessinga...
