DKE German Commission for Electrical, Electronic & Information Technologies of DIN and VDE
DIN EN 62534
; VDE 0493-3-7:2016-06
Radiation protection instrumentation - Highly sensitive hand-held instruments for neutron detection of radioactive material (IEC 62534:2010); German version EN 62534:2015
Strahlenschutz-Messgeräte - Hochempfindliche Handgeräte zur Detektion von Neutronenstrahlung emittierendem radioaktivem Material (IEC 62534:2010); Deutsche Fassung EN 62534:2015
Overview
This standard applies to hand-held instruments used for the detection and localization of neutron emitting radioactive material. These instruments are highly sensitive, meaning that they are designed to detect slight variations in the range of usual background that may be caused by illicit trafficking or inadvertent movement of radioactive material. This high sensitivity allows scanning of larger volume items such as vehicles and containers. Such instruments may also be used in fixed or temporally fixed unattended mode to monitor check points or critical areas. Instruments addressed by this standard shall also provide a means to detect photon radiation for personal protection. The responsible committee is DKE/GUK 967.2 "Aktivitätsmessgeräte für den Strahlenschutz" ("Activity measuring instruments for radiation protection") of the DKE (German Commission for Electrical, Electronic and Information Technologies) at DIN and VDE.
