ISO INTERNATIONAL STANDARD 3999 Secondedition 2004-12-15 Radiation protection Apparatus for industrial gamma radiography Specifications for performance, design and tests Radioprotection - Appareils pour radiographie gamma industrielle Spécifications de performance, de conception et d'essais Reference number ISO 3999:2004(E) @ ISO 2004 IHS unde :38:08 MD ISO 3999:2004(E) PDF disclaimer This PDF file may contain embedded typefaces. In accordance with Adobe's licensing policy, this file may be printed or viewed but shall not be edited unless the typefaces which are embedded are licensed to and installed on the computer performing the editing. In accepts no liability in this area. Adobe is a trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated. Details of the software products used to create this PDF file can be found in the General Info relative to the file; the PDF-creation parameters were optimized for printing. Every care has been taken to ensure that the file is suitable for use by IsO member bodies. In the unlikely event that a problem relating to it is found, please inform the Central Secretariat at the address given below. @ISO2004 All rights reserved. Unless otherwise specified, no part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, IsO's member body in the country of the requester. ISO copyright office Case postale 56.CH-1211Geneva 20 Tel. + 4122 749 01 11 Fax + 41 22 749 09 47 E-mail [email protected] Web www.iso.org Published in Switzerland CoyeationalganzaiStandardizatio @IsO2004-Allrights reserved without license from IHS ISO 3999:2004(E) Contents Page Foreword iv 1 Scope. 1 2 Normative references 3 Terms and definitions.. 4 Classification.. 4 4.1 Classification of exposure containers according to the location of the source assembly when the apparatus is in the working position.... 4.2 Classification of exposure containers according to their mobility... 5 Specifications. 5.1 General design requirements .. 5.2 Sealed sources.... 5.3 Ambient equivalent dose-rate limits in the vicinity of exposure containers 5.4 Safety devices .... 5.5 Handling facilities , 8 5.6 Source-assembly security... 5.7 Remote-control security.... 8 5.8 Resistancetonormalconditionsofservice. 9 6 Tests.... 12 6.1 Performance of the tests. 12 6.2 Endurance test ....... 12 6.3 6.4 Tests for the exposure container 14 6.5 Tensile test for source assembly ... 18 6.6 Tests for remote control.... 19 6.7 Testsforprojectionsheathsandexposureheads(see5.8.7). .20 7 Marking..... 22 7.1 Exposure container. 22 7.2 Sourceholderorsourceassembly...... 22 8 Identification of the sealed source in the exposure container... 22 9 Accompanying documents .. 22 9.1 Description and technical characteristics of the apparatus.... 9.2 Certificatesofthemanufacturer... .24 9.3 Instructions for use.... 24 9.4 Inspection, maintenance and repair procedures.... 9.5 10 Supplementary documents for the test laboratories to conduct the conformity study ... 11 Quality-assurance programme Bibliography Copyright International Organizaion for standardizlon'ghts reserved ii se from IHS ISO3999:2004(E) Foreword IsO (the International Organization for Standardization) is a worldwide federation of national standards bodies technicalcommittees.Eachmemberbodyinterestedinasubjectforwhichatechnicalcommitteehasbeen established has the right to be represented on that committee. International organizations, governmental and non-governmental, in liaison with isO, also take part in the work. iso collaborates closely with the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) on all matters of electrotechnical standardization. International Standards are drafted in accordance with the rules given in the ISO/lEC Directives, Part 2 The main task of technical committees is to prepare International Standards. Draft International Standards adopted by the technical committees are circulated to the member bodies for voting. Publication as an International Standard requires approval by at le