ISO/ASTM51956:2013(E)StandardPracticeforUseofaThermoluminescence-DosimetrySystem(TLDSystem)forRadiationProcessing1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationISO/ASTM51956;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.1.Scope1.1Thispracticecoversproceduresfortheuseofthermolu-minescencedosimeters(TLDs)tomeasuretheabsorbeddoseinmaterialsirradiatedbyphotonsorelectronsintermsofabsorbeddosetowater.Thermoluminescence-dosimetrysys-tems(TLDsystems)aregenerallyusedasroutinedosimetrysystems.1.2Thethermoluminescencedosimeter(TLD)isclassifiedasatypeIIdosimeteronthebasisofthecomplexeffectofinfluencequantitiesonthedosimeterresponse.SeeISO/ASTMPractice52628.1.3Thisdocumentisoneofasetofstandardsthatprovidesrecommendationsforproperlyimplementingdosimetryinradiationprocessing,anddescribesameansofachievingcompliancewiththerequirementsofISO/ASTM52628“Prac-ticeforDosimetryinRadiationProcessing”foraTLDsystem.ItisintendedtobereadinconjunctionwithISO/ASTM52628.1.4ThispracticecoverstheuseofTLDsystemsunderthefollowingconditions:1.4.1Theabsorbed-doserangeisfrom1Gyto10kGy.1.4.2Theabsorbed-doserateisbetween1×10-2and1×1010Gys-1.1.4.3Theradiation-energyrangeforphotonsandelectronsisfrom0.1to50MeV.1.5Thispracticedoesnotcovermeasurementsofabsorbeddoseinmaterialssubjectedtoneutronirradiation.1.6ThispracticedoesnotcoverproceduresfortheuseofTLDsfordeterminingabsorbeddoseinradiation-hardnesstestingofelectronicdevices.ProceduresfortheuseofTLDsforradiation-hardnesstestingaregiveninASTMPracticeE668.1.7Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.Referenceddocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2E170TerminologyRelatingtoRadiationMeasurementsandDosimetryE666PracticeforCalculatingAbsorbedDoseFromGammaorXRadiationE668PracticeforApplicationofThermolu...
