title: Practical implementation of ISO 11929: 2010.
abstract: The determination of characteristic limits in the measurement of radioactive materials is an important aspect of low-level measurements and the underlying principles are well understood by scientists working on such measurements. ISO 11929:2010 provides a rigorous basis for the systematic calculation of detection limits, but may be difficult to interpret for the routine user. This paper attempts to simplify some of the more arcane aspects of this standard.
authors.affiliation: ENEA, National Institute of Ionizing Radiation Metrology, Casaccia Research Centre, Via Anguillarese, Anguillarese, 301 - S.M. Galeria, I-00123 Rome, Italy. Electronic address: pierino.defelice@enea.it.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: De Felice
authors.affiliation: National Physical Laboratory (NPL), Hampton Rd, Teddington, Middlesex TW11 0LW, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jerome
authors.affiliation: ENEA, National Institute of Ionizing Radiation Metrology, Casaccia Research Centre, Via Anguillarese, Anguillarese, 301 - S.M. Galeria, I-00123 Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Petrucci
keywords: Characteristic limits; Decision threshold; Detection limits; ISO 11929:2010