Designation:E1411−16StandardPracticeforQualificationofRadioscopicSystems1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationE1411;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1ThispracticeprovidestestandmeasurementdetailsformeasuringtheperformanceofX-rayandgammarayradio-scopicsystems.Radioscopicexaminationapplicationsarediverse.Therefore,systemconfigurationsarealsodiverseandconstantlychangingasthetechnologyadvances.1.2Thispracticeisintendedasameansofinitiallyquali-fyingandre-qualifyingaradioscopicsystemforaspecifiedapplicationbydeterminingitsperformancelevelwhenoper-atedinastaticmode.Systemarchitectureincludingthemeansofradioscopicexaminationrecordarchivingandthemethodformakingtheaccept/rejectdecisionarealsouniquesystemfeaturesandtheireffectuponsystemperformancemustbeevaluated.1.3Thegeneralprinciples,asstatedinthispractice,applybroadlytotransmitted-beampenetratingradiationradioscopysystems.Otherradioscopicsystems,suchasthoseemployingneutronsandComptonback-scatteredX-rayimagingtechniques,arenotcoveredastheymayinvolveequipmentandapplicationdetailsuniquetosuchsystems.1.4Theuserofthispracticeshallnotethatenergieshigherthan320keVmayrequiredifferentmethodsthanthosede-scribedwithinthispractice.1.5Units—ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.Nootherunitsofmeasurementareincludedinthisstandard.1.6Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2E747PracticeforDesign,ManufactureandMaterialGroup-ingClassificationofWireImageQualityIndicators(IQI)UsedforRadiologyE1025PracticeforDesign,Manufacture,andMaterialGroupingClassification...
