ISO/ASTM51702:2013(E)AnAmericanNationalStandardStandardPracticeforDosimetryinaGammaFacilityforRadiationProcessing1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationISO/ASTM51702;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.1.Scope1.1Thispracticeoutlinestheinstallationqualificationpro-gramforanirradiatorandthedosimetricprocedurestobefollowedduringoperationalqualification,performancequali-fication,androutineprocessinginfacilitiesthatprocessprod-uctswithionizingradiationfromradionuclidegammasourcestoensurethatproducthasbeentreatedwithinapredeterminedrangeofabsorbeddose.Otherproceduresrelatedtooperationalqualification,performancequalification,androutineprocess-ingthatmayinfluenceabsorbeddoseintheproductarealsodiscussed.NOTE1—Dosimetryisonlyonecomponentofatotalqualityassuranceprogramforadherencetogoodmanufacturingpracticesusedinradiationprocessingapplications.NOTE2—ISO/ASTMPractices51818and51649describedosimetricproceduresforlowandhigheneryelectronbeamfacilitiesforradiationprocessingandISO/ASTMPractice51608describesproceduresforX-ray(bremsstrahlung)facilitiesforradiationprocessing.1.2Fortheradiationsterilizationofhealthcareproducts,seeISO11137-1.InthoseareascoveredbyISO11137-1,thatstandardtakesprecedence.1.3Thisdocumentisoneofasetofstandardsthatprovidesrecommendationsforproperlyimplementingandutilizingdosimetryinradiationprocessing.ItisintendedtobereadinconjunctionwithASTMPracticeE2628.1.4Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.Referenceddocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2E170TerminologyRelatingtoRadiationMeasurementsandDosimetryE2232GuideforSelectionandUseofMathematicalMeth-odsforCalculatingAbsorbedDoseinRadiationProcessingApplicationsE2303GuideforAbsorbed-DoseMappinginRadiationProcessingFacilitiesE2628Pra...
