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IEEE/ANSI N42.48-2008 - American National Standard Performance Requirements for Spectroscopic Personal Radiation Detectors (SPRDs) for Homeland Security

Description: Design and performance requirements, along with testing methods, for evaluating radiation detection instruments that are pocket-sized and worn on the body for the purpose of rapid detection and identification of radioactive materials are described in this standard. The PDF of this standard is available thru the IEEEGET program. The "IEEE Get Program" grants public access to view and download individual PDFs of select standards at no charge. Visit http://standards.ieee.org/about/get/index.html for details.
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Oversight Committee: N42 - National Committee on Radiation Instrumentation
Sponsor: N42 - National Committee on Radiation Instrumentation

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