1、Designation: E 170 08cStandard Terminology Relating toRadiation Measurements and Dosimetry1This standard is issued under the fixed designation E 170; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A numb
2、er in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. Asuperscript epsilon () indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.INTRODUCTIONThis terminology generally covers terms that apply to radiation measurements and dosimetryassociated with energy deposition and radiation e
3、ffects, or damage, in materials caused by interactionsby high-energy radiation fields. The common radiation fields considered are X-rays, gamma rays,electrons, alpha particles, neutrons, and mixtures of these fields. This treatment is not intended to beexhaustive but reflects special and common term
4、s used in technology and applications of interest toCommittee E10, as for example, in areas of radiation effects on components of nuclear power reactors,radiation hardness testing of electronics, and radiation processing of materials.This terminology uses recommended definitions and concepts of quan
5、tities, with units, for radiationmeasurements as contained in the International Commission on Radiation Units and Measurements(ICRU) Report 60 on “Fundamental Quantities and Units for Ionizing Radiation,” December 30,1998.2Those terms that are defined essentially according to the terminology of ICRU
6、 Report 60 willbe followed by ICRU in parentheses. It should also be noted that the units for quantities used are thelatest adopted according to the International System of Units (SI) which are contained inAppendix X1as taken from a table in ICRU Report 33.2This terminology also uses recommended def
7、initions of twoISO documents3, namely “International Vocabulary of Basic and General Terms in Metrology.” (VIM,1993) and “Guide to the Expression of Uncertainty in Measurement” (GUM, 1995). Those terms thatare defined essentially according to the terminology of these documents will be followed by ei
8、therVIM or GUM in parentheses.1. Referenced Documents1.1 ASTM Standards:4E 380 Practice for the Use of the International System ofUnits (SI) (The Modernized Metric System)5E 456 Terminology Relating to Quality and StatisticsE 706 Master Matrix for Light-Water Reactor PressureVessel Surveillance Stan
9、dards, E 706(0)E 722 Practice for Characterizing Neutron Energy FluenceSpectra in Terms of an Equivalent Monoenergetic NeutronFluence for Radiation-Hardness Testing of ElectronicsE 910 Test Method for Application and Analysis of HeliumAccumulation Fluence Monitors for Reactor Vessel Sur-veillance, E
10、706 (IIIC)1.2 ISO Standards:3GUM Guide to the Expression of Uncertainty in Measure-ment, ISO 1995VIM International Vocabulary of Basic and General Termsin Metrology, ISO 19931.3 ICRU Documents:2ICRU 33 Radiation Quantities and UnitsICRU 60 Fundamental Quantities and Units for IonizingRadiation, Dece
11、mber 30, 19981This terminology is under the jurisdiction ofASTM Committee E10 on NuclearTechnology and Applications and is the direct responsibility of SubcommitteeE10.93 on Editorial.Current edition approved June 1, 2008. Published July 2008. Originally approvedin 1963. Last previous edition approv
12、ed in 2008 as E 170 08b.2ICRU Report 33 has been superceded by ICRU Report 60 on “FundamentalQuantities and Units for Ionizing Radiation,” December 30, 1998. Both of thesedocuments are available from International Commission on Radiation Units andMeasurements (ICRU), 7910 Woodmont Ave., Suite 800, B
13、ethesda, MD 20814.3Available from International Organization for Standardization (ISO), 1 Rue deVarembe, Case Postale 56, CH-1211, Geneva 20, Switzerland, http:/www.iso.ch.4For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, orcontact ASTM Customer Service at serviceastm.org. For An
14、nual Book of ASTMStandards volume information, refer to the standards Document Summary page onthe ASTM website.5Withdrawn.1Copyright ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959, United States.1.4 NIST Document:6NIST Technical Note 1297 Guidelines for Eval
15、uating andExpressing the Uncertainty of NIST Measurement Re-sults, 19942. Terminologyabsorbed dose (D)Quantity of ionizing radiation energyimparted per unit mass of a specified material. The SI unit ofabsorbed dose is the gray (Gy), where 1 gray is equivalent tothe absorption of 1 joule per kilogram
16、 of the specifiedmaterial (1 Gy = 1 J/kg). The mathematical relationship isthe quotient of d by dm, where d is the mean incrementalenergy imparted by ionizing radiation to matter of incremen-tal mass dm. (ICRU)D 5 d/dm (1)DISCUSSION The discontinued unit for absorbed dose is the rad(1 rad = 100 erg/
17、g = 0.01 Gy). Absorbed dose is sometimes referred tosimply as dose. For a photon source under conditions of chargedparticle equilibrium, the absorbed dose, D, may be expressed asfollows:D 5F E en/r, (2)where:F = particle fluence (particles/m2),E = energy of the ionizing radiation (J), anden/r = mass
18、 energy absorption coefficient (m2/kg).If bremsstrahlung production within the specified material isnegligible, the mass energy absorption coefficient (en/r)isequal to the mass energy transfer coefficient (tr/r), andabsorbed dose is equal to kerma if, in addition, charged particleequilibrium exists.
19、absorbed dose rate, Dthe absorbed dose in a material perincremental time interval, that is, the quotient of d D by d t(see ICRU Report 33).D5 dD/dt (3)SI unit: Gys1.DISCUSSIONThe absorbed-dose rate is often specified in terms of theaverage value of D over longer time intervals, for example, in units
20、 ofGymin1or Gyh1.accuracythe closeness of agreement between a measure-ment result and an accepted reference value (see Terminol-ogy E 456).activation cross sectionthe cross section for processes inwhich the product nucleus is radioactive (see cross section).activity, Aof an amount of radioactive nuc
21、lide in a particularenergy state at a given time, the quotient of dN by dt, wheredN is the expectation value of the number of spontaneousnuclear transitions from that energy state in the time intervaldt (ICRU).A 5 dN/dt (4)Unit: s1The special name for the unit of activity is the becquerel(Bq).1 Bq 5
22、 1s21(5)DISCUSSIONThe former special unit of activity was the curie (Ci).1 Ci 5 3.7 3 1010s21exactly!. (6)The “particular energy state” is the ground state of the nuclide unlessotherwise specified. The activity of an amount of radioactive nuclide in aparticular energy state is equal to the product o
23、f the decay constant for thatstate and the number of nuclei in that state (that is, A=Nl). (See decayconstant.)analysis bandwidthspectral band used in a photometricinstrument, such as a densitometer, for the measurement ofoptical absorbance or reflectance.analysis wavelengthwavelength used in a spec
24、trophotomet-ric instrument for the measurement of optical absorbance orreflectance.annihilation radiationgamma radiation produced by theannihilation of a positron and an electron. For particles atrest, two photons are produced, each having an energycorresponding to the rest mass of an electron (511
25、keV).backscatter peaka peak in the observed photon spectrum(normally below about 0.25 MeV) resulting from large-angle(110) Compton scattering of gamma rays from materialsnear the detector. This peak will not have the same shape asthe full-energy peaks (being wider and skewed toward lowerenergy).benc
26、hmark neutron fielda well-characterized neutron fieldwhich will provide a fluence of neutrons for validation orcalibration of experimental techniques and methods and forvalidation of cross sections and other nuclear data. Thefollowing classification of benchmark neutron fields forreactor dosimetry h
27、as been made:7controlled neutron fielda neutron field physically well-defined, and with some spectrum definition, employed for arestricted set of validation experiments.reference neutron fielda permanent and reproducible neu-tron field less well characterized than a standard field butaccepted as a m
28、easurement reference by a community ofusers.standard neutron fielda permanent and reproducible neu-tron field with neutron fluence rate and energy spectra, andtheir associated spatial and angular distributions character-ized to state-of-the-art accuracy. Important field quantitiesmust be verified by
29、 interlaboratory measurements and cal-culations.buildup factorfor radiation passing through a medium, theratio of the total value of a specified radiation quantity (suchas absorbed dose) at any point in that medium to thecontribution to that quantity from the incident uncollidedradiation reaching th
30、at point.cadmium ratiothe ratio of the neutron reaction rate mea-sured with a given bare neutron detector to the neutronreaction rate measured with an identical neutron detectorenclosed by a particular cadmium cover and exposed in thesame neutron field at the same or an equivalent spatiallocation.6A
31、vailable from National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), 100Bureau Dr., Stop 1070, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-1070, USA, http:/www.nist.gov7Neutron Cross Sections for Reactor Dosimetry, International Atomic EnergyAgency, Laboratory Activities, Vienna, 1978, Vol 1, p. 62.E 170 08c2DISCUSSIONI
32、n practice, meaningful experimental values can beobtained in an isotropic neutron field by using a cadmium filterapproximately 1 mm thick.calibrated instrumentan instrument for which the responsehas been documented upon being directly compared with theresponse of a standard instrument, both having b
33、een exposedto the same radiation field under the same conditions; or onefor which the response has been documented upon beingexposed to a standard radiation field under well-definedconditions.calibration source or fieldsee electron standard field,g-ray standard field, and X-ray standard field.calori
34、meteran instrument capable of making absolute mea-surements of energy deposition (or absorbed dose) in amaterial through measurement of its change in temperatureand a knowledge of the characteristics of its materialconstruction.certified reference materiala material that has been char-acterized by a
35、 recognized standard or testing laboratory, forsome of its chemical or physical properties, and that isgenerally used for calibration of a measurement system, orfor development or evaluation of a measurement method.DISCUSSIONCertification of a reference material can be obtained byone of the followin
36、g three established routes of measurement ofproperties: (1) using a previously validated reference method; (2) usingtwo or more independent, reliable measurement methods; and (3) usingan ad hoc network of cooperating laboratories, technically competent,and thoroughly knowledgeable with the materials
37、 being tested. Thecertified reference materials provided by the United States NationalInstitute of Standards and Technology are called Standard ReferenceMaterials.charged particle equilibriuma condition that exists in anincremental volume within a material under irradiation if thekinetic energies an
38、d number of charged particles (of eachtype) entering that volume are equal to those leaving thatvolume.DISCUSSIONWhen electrons are the predominatnt charged particle,the term “electron equilibrium” is often used to describe chargedparticle equilibrium. See also the discussions attached to the defini
39、tionsof kerma and absorbed dose in E 170.coincidence sum peaka peak in the observed photon spec-trum produced at an energy corresponding to the sum of theenergies of two or more gamma- or x-rays from a singlenuclear event when the emitted photons interact with thedetector within the resolving time o
40、f the detector.Compton edge (Ec)the maximum energy value of electronsof the Compton scattering continuum. The energy value ofthe Compton edge isEc5 Eg2Eg1 12Eg0.511(7)which corresponds to 180 scattering of the primary photonof energy Eg(MeV). For a 1 MeV photon, the Compton edgeis about 0.8 MeV.Comp
41、ton scatteringelastic scattering of a photon by anatomic electron, under the condition of conservation ofmomentum, that is, the vector sum of the momenta of theoutgoing electron and photon is equal to the momentum ofthe incident photon. The scattered photon energy, E8g,isgiven byE8g5Eg1 1Eg1 2 cosu!
42、0.511(8)where Egis the incident photon energy in MeV and u is theangle between the direction of the primary and scatteredphoton. The electron energy, Ee, is equal to Eg E8g.continuumthe smooth distribution of energy deposited in agamma detector arising from partial energy absorption fromCompton scat
43、tering or other processes (for example,Bremsstrahlung). See Compton scattering.cross section, sthe quotient of P by F, where P is theprobability of the interaction for one target entity whensubjected to the particle fluence F (ICRU).s5P/F (9)Unit: m2The special unit of cross section is the barn, b.1
44、b5 10228m2(10)decay constant, lof a radioactive nuclide in a particularenergy state, the quotient of dP by dt, where dP is theprobability of a given nucleus undergoing a spontaneousnuclear transition from that energy state in the time intervaldt (ICRU).l5dP/d t (11)Unit: s1DISCUSSIONThe quantity (ln
45、 2)/l is commonly called the half-life,T12 , of the radioactive nuclide, that is, the time taken for the activityof an amount of radioactive nuclide to become half its initial value.depth-dose distributionvariation of absorbed dose withdepth from the incident surface of a material exposed to agiven
46、radiation.displacement dose (Dd)the quotient of d dby dm, where ddis that part of the mean energy imparted by radiation tomatter which produces atomic displacements (that is, ex-cluding the part that produces ionization and excitation ofelectrons) in a volume element of mass dm.Dd5 d d/dm (12)Unit:J
47、kg1DISCUSSIONA more common unit is displacements per atom(dpa), (see definition).displacements per atom (dpa)the mean number of timeseach atom of a solid is displaced from its lattice site duringan exposure to displacing radiation, as calculated followingstandard procedures (see displacement dose).d
48、osimetera device that, when irradiated, exhibits a quanti-fiable change that can be related to absorbed dose in a givenmaterial using appropriate measurement instrument(s) andprocedures.dosimetry systema system used for determining absorbeddose, consisting of dosimeters, measurement instrumentsE 170
49、 08c3and their associated reference standards, and procedures forthe systems use.effective cadmium cut-off energy (Ec)the energy at whicha specified cadmium container performs like a theoreticallyperfect filter and, therefore, has the following properties:(1) for all energies below Ec, no neutron reactions occur,and(2) for all energies above Ec, neutron reactions occur at thesame rate as if the cadmium were not present.DISCUSSIONEcvaries with cadmium thickness, geometry of thecontainer, angular distri
