IEC 60462:2010（E）建立了用于闪烁和切伦科夫探测器的光电倍增管（PMT）的测试程序。所述试验是对IEC 60306-4中所述试验的补充。与上一版相比，新版本的主要技术变化如下: -修订了要求和术语， -更新了定义和规范性参考资料。

IEC 60462:2010(E) establishes test procedures for photomultiplier tubes (PMT) for scintillation and Cherenkov detectors. The tests described are supplementary to those described in IEC 60306-4. The main technical changes of this new edition with regard to the previous one are as follows:
- the requirements have been revised and the terminology,
- definitions and normative references have been brought up-to-date.