IEC 60731:2011+A1:2016 specifies the performance requirements of radiotherapy dosimeters, intended for the measurement of absorbed
dose to water or air kerma (and their rates and spatial
distributions) in photon, electron, proton or heavy ion radiation
fields as used in radiotherapy. The dose monitoring systems
incorporated in radiotherapy treatment machines are not covered by
this standard, neither are the re-entrant ionization chambers used
for brachytherapy source calibration and constancy check devices.
IEC 60731:2011 is applicable to the following types of dosimeter:
a) field-class dosimeters normally used for
1) in vivo skin surface or intracavitary measurements of dose on
patients.
2) in vivo skin surface or intracavitary measurements of dose on
patients.
b) reference-class dosimeters normally used for the calibration of
field-class dosimeters;
c) scanning-class dosimeters normally used for relative dose
distribution measurements with a scanning system such as an
automatic water phantom.
The object of this standard is:
- to establish requirements for a satisfactory level of performance
for radiotherapy dosimeters;
- to standardize methods for the determination of compliance with
this level of performance.
Three levels of performance are specified:
- a lower level of performance applying to field-class
dosimeters;
- a higher level of performance applying to reference-class
dosimeters;
- a specific level of performance applying to scanning-class
dosimeters.
This third edition cancels and replaces the second edition published
in 1997 and its Amendment 1 (2002) and constitutes a technical
revision. The technical modifications versus the second edition of
this standard concerns performance requirements of radiotherapy
dosimeters intended for the measurement of absorbed dose to water or
air kerma in heavy ion radiation fields and scanning-class
dosimeters normally used for relative dose distribution measurements
with a scanning system such as an automatic water phantom.
This consolidated version consists of the sixth edition (2011)
and its amendment 1 (2016). Therefore, no need to order amendment in
addition to this publication.