BS ISO BRITISH STANDARD 8529-2:2000 Reference neutron radiations Part 2: Calibration fundamentals of radiation protection devices related to 2023 the basic quantities characterizing the radiation field ICS 17.240 BSi NOCOPYINGWITHOUTBSIPERMISSIONEXCEPTASPERMITTEDBYCOPYRIGHTLAW BS IS0 8529-2:2000 National foreword This British Standard reproduces verbatim ISO 8529-2:2000 and implements it as the UK national standard. The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted to Technical Committee NCE/2, Health physics instrumentation, which has the responsibility to: aid enquirers to understand the text; present to the responsible international/European committee any enquiries on the interpretation, or proposals for change, and keep the UK interests informed; monitor related international and European developments and promulgate them in the UK. f 14 Jan 2023. A list of organizations represented on this committee can be obtained on request to its secretary. Cross-references tas of The British Standards which implement international publications referred to in this document may be found in the BSI Standards Catalogue under the . Version correct a section entitled “International Standards Correspondence Index", or by using the “Find" facility of the BSI Standards Electronic Catalogue. A British Standard does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a contract. Users of British Standards are responsible for their correct application. Compliance with a British Standard does not of itself confer immunity f Birmingham. from legal obligations. : University of opy: This British Standard, having beenpreparedunderthe direction of the Engineering Summary of pages Sector Committee, was This document comprises a front cover, an inside front cover, the ISO title page, published under the authority pages ii to v, a blank page, pages 1 to 31 and a back cover. of the Standards Committee The BSI copyright date displayed in this document indicates when the and comes intoeffect on 15July2001 document was last issued. Amendments issued since publication Amd. No. Date Comments CBSI07-2001 ISBN 0 580 37356 8 ISO INTERNATIONAL STANDARD 8529-2 First edition 2000-08-15 12023 f14Jan Reference neutron radiations - Part 2: Version correct as of Calibration fundamentals of radiation protection devices related to the basic quantities characterizing the radiation field Rayonnements neutroniques de réference- f Birmingham. Partie 2: Concepts d'etalonnage des dispositifs de radioprotection en relation avec les grandeurs fondamentales caracterisant le champ de rayonnement Licensed copy: University of Reference number ISO 8529-2:2000(E) OSI ISO 8529-2:2000(E) f14 Jan 2023. . Version correct as of ii ISO 8529-2:2000(E) Contents Page Foreword Introductior 1 Scope 2 Normative references... Terms, definitions and symbols. 4 Calibration and traceability of the reference radiation field..... 5 Calibration principles for calibrations with radionuclide neutron sources.. 6 Correctionforscatteringeffectsforradionuclidesources... 7 Linearity determination. 15 8 Calibrations using accelerators and reactors .... 9 Special considerations for personal dosimeters 10 Uncertainties...... Annex A (informative) List of symbols used in this part of Iso 8529 22 Annex B (informative) Minimum room lengths for 40 % room return (reference [11]).. ...24 Annex C (normative) Air-attenuation correction factors 25 Annex D (informative) Total air-scatter correction .. Annex E (informative) Criteria for construction and use of shadow cones Annex F (informative) Illustration of the parameters and variables for the reduced-fitting method.. ......29 Bibliography Licensedcopy ISO 8529-2:2000(E) Foreword IsO (the International Organization for Standardization) is a worldwide federation of national standards bodies (isO memberbodies).TheworkofpreparingInternationalStandardsisnormallycarriedoutthroughISOtechnica Commission (IEC) on all matters of electrotechnical standardization. Internation