Standard Practice for Use of a Polymethylmethacrylate Dosimetry System

Importancia y uso:

4.1 The PMMA dosimetry system provides a means for measuring absorbed dose based on a change in optical absorbance.

4.2 PMMA dosimetry systems are commonly used in industrial radiation processing, for example in the sterilization of medical devices and the irradiation of foods.

Subcomité:

E61.02

Volúmen:

12.02

Número ICS:

17.240 (Radiation measurements)

Palabras clave:

absorbed dose; dose; dosimeter; dosimetry system; electron beam; gamma radiation; ionizing radiation; irradiation; PMMA; polymethylmethacrylate; radiation; radiation processing; radiation sterilization;