Standards and metrology

Garant předmětu:

Pavel Novotný

Lecturer:

Pavel Novotný

Tutor:

Supervisor:

Department of Dosimetry and Application of Ionizing Radiation

Synopsis:

Objectives and requirements of metrology, interpretation of radiation quantities and units in metrology, theoretical and experimental basis of metrology (uncertainties, relative and absolute measurements, data processing and evaluation of results of measurements, radiation etalons), evaluation of basic radiation quantities (activity, emission rate, exposure, absorbed dose), intercomparison measurements, metrology law and relevant regulations.

Requirements:

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Syllabus of lectures:

1. General metrology.

2. Legal metrology, units, metrology law.

3. Metrology in the Czech Republic.

4. Standardization of the activity, proportional detector, Townsend process.

5. Liquid scintillator, coincidence method.

6. Preparation of the sources.

7. Standardization of the neutron sources, Mn- bath.

8. Secondary standardization of the activity, radionuclide calibrators.

9. Data evaluation, uncertainty A and B.

10. Calorimeter as absolute method for doze, kerma and exposition measurement.

11. Standardization of the exposition and kerma, air-free chamber, cavity chamber.

12. Photon beams for secondary standardization, X-ray spectra, structure of the laboratory.

13. Measurement of the ionization current.

Syllabus of tutorials:

Study Objective:

Knowledges:

Knowledges about interpretation of radiation quantities and units in metrology. The system of data processing and interpretation of results, including errors and uncertainties.

Abilities:

Process and evaluate the measured data according to appropriate standards of metrology. Identify the fundamentals of ionizing radiation.

Study materials:

Key references:

[1] Sabol J., Introduction to metrology of ionizing radiation, Publisher CTU Prague 1982 (in Czech)

Recommended references:

[2] Act No. 505/1990 Coll. Metrology

[3] Boháček, J., Metrology, Vyd. ČVUT Praha, 2017 (in Czech)

Note:

Time-table for winter semester 2023/2024:

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Time-table for summer semester 2023/2024:

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The course is a part of the following study plans:

• Radiolgická fyzika (compulsory course in the program)