DIN IEC 62534:2013-04

This International 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 following documents have been published by GUK 967.2 for measurement arrangements and measurement devices: DIN EN 62022 (VDE 0493-2-1):2008-01, Installed monitors for the control and detection of gamma radiations contained in recyclable or non-recyclable materials transported by vehicles (IEC 62022:2004, modified); German version EN 62022:2007 - DIN EN 62244 (VDE 0493-2-2):2012-02, Radiation protection instrumentation - Installed radiation monitors for the detection of radioactive and special nuclear materials at national borders (IEC 62244:2006, modified); German version EN 62244:2011 - DIN EN 62327 (VDE 0493-2-3):2012-02, Radiation protection instrumentation - Hand-held instruments for the detection and identification of radionuclides and for the indication of ambient dose equivalent rate from photon radiation (IEC 62327:2006, modified); German version EN 62327:2011 - DIN IEC 62401 (VDE 0493-2-4):2009-01, Radiation protection instrumentation - Alarming personal radiation devices (PRD) for detection of illicit trafficking of radioactive material (IEC 62401:2007) - DIN IEC 62484 (VDE 0493-2-5):2013-.., Radiation protection instrumentation - Spectroscopy-based portal monitors used for the detection and identification of illicit trafficking of radioactive material (IEC 62484:2010) - DIN IEC 62533 (VDE 0493-2-6):2013-.., Radiation protection instrumentation - Highly sensitive hand-held instruments for photon detection of radioactive material (IEC 62533:2010) - DIN IEC 62534 (VDE 0493-2-7:2013-04):2013-.., Radiation protection instrumentation - Highly sensitive hand-held instruments for neutron detection of radioactive material (IEC 62534:2010) The following documents are currently available as draft standards: E DIN IEC 62618 (VDE 0493-2-8):2012-01, Radiation protection instrumentation - Spectroscopy-based alarming personal radiation devices (SPRD) for detection of illicit trafficking of radioactive material (IEC 45B/699/CDV:2011) - E DIN IEC 62755 (VDE 0493-2-9):2012-04, Radiation protection instrumentation - Data format for radiation instruments used in the detection of illicit trafficking of radioactive materials (IEC 45B/704/CDV:2011) The responsible committee is Joint Subcommittee GUK 967.2 "Aktivitätsmessgeräte für den Strahlenschutz" ("Activity meters for radiation protection") of the DKE (German Commission for Electrical, Electronic and Information Technologies) at DIN and VDE, Joint Committee with the Radiology Standards Committee (NAR) at DIN.