Criteria for the operation of Federall-owned secondary calibration laboratories (ionizing radiation) / E. H. Eisenhower.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Eisenhower, E. H., author.

Contributor:

Eisenhower, E. H.

National Institute of Standards and Technology (U.S.)

Series:

NIST special publication ; 812.

NIST special publication ; 812

Language:

English

Genre:

Technical reports.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Place of Publication:

Gaithersburg, MD : U.S. Dept. of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology, 1991.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

The document contains standards of performance for laboratories that calibrate instrumentation used to measure ionizing radiation. Such standards are useful for the development of a secondary level of calibration laboratories that can provide a high-quality link between the National Institute of Standards and Technology and those who make routine measurements at the field level. The standards may also be used as criteria on which a decision is based regarding accreditation of a particular laboratory. They were developed by representatives of federally-owned laboratories that perform calibrations of the type addressed by the document. The first major part contains general criteria that must be satisfied by all laboratories seeking accreditation. It includes requirements relating to management and staff, physical aspects of the laboratory, calibrations facilities and equipment, operational procedures, accuracy and quality assurance, and records and reports. Five subsequent major parts establish criteria for calibration of survey instruments, irradiation of personnel dosimeters, calibration of sources, calibration of instruments for diagnostic levels, and calibration of reference-class instruments. The types of radiation covered include gamma rays, x rays, beta particles, neutrons, and alpha particles. An appendix describes the proficiency tests administered by NIST to secondary laboratories as a prerequisite for their accreditation.

Notes:

1991.

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Title from PDF title page.

Includes bibliographical references.

OCLC:

926749407

Publisher Number:

GOVPUB-C13-8410b5e05558fe294a82c2bdc1317c7b

Access Restriction:

Open Access Unrestricted online access