ASTM E2736-10
Standard Guide for Digital Detector Array Radiology
- Standard No.
- ASTM E2736-10
- Release Date
- 2010
- Published By
- American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)
- Status
- Replace By
- ASTM E2736-17
- Latest
- ASTM E2736-17(2022)
- Scope
This standard provides a guide for the other DDA standards (see Practices E2597, , and E2737). It is not intended for use with computed radiography apparatus. Figure 1 describes how this standard is interrelated with the aforementioned standards.
This guide is intended to assist the user to understand the definitions and corresponding performance parameters used in related standards as stated in 4.1 in order to make an informed decision on how a given DDA can be used in the target application.
This guide is also intended to assist cognizant engineering officers, prime manufacturers, and the general service and manufacturing customer base that may rely on DDAs to provide advanced radiological results so that these parties may set their own acceptance criteria for use of these DDAs by suppliers and shops to verify that their parts and structures are of sound integrity to enter into service.
The manufacturer characterization standard for DDA (see Practice E2597) serves as a starting point for the end user to select a DDA for the specific application at hand. DDA manufacturers and system integrators will provide DDA performance data using standardized geometry, X-ray beam spectra, and phantoms as prescribed in Practice E2597. The end user will look at these performance results and compare DDA metrics from various manufacturers and will decide on a DDA that can meet the specification required for inspection by the end user. See Sections 5 and 8 for a discussion on the characterization tests and guidelines for selection of DDAs for specific applications.
Practice is designed to assist the end user to set up the DDA with minimum requirements for radiological examinations. This standard will also help the user to get the required SNR, to set up the required magnification, and provides guidance for viewing and storage of radiographs. Discussion is also added to help the user with marking and identification of parts during radiological examinations.
Practice E2737 is designed to help the end user with a set of tests so that the stability of the performance of the DDA can be confirmed. Additional guidance is provided in this document to support this standard.
1.1 This standard is a user guide, which is intended to serve as a tutorial for selection and use of various digital detector array systems nominally composed of the detector array and an imaging system to perform digital radiography. This guide also serves as an in-detail reference for the following standards: Practices E2597, , and E2737.
1.2 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
ASTM E2736-10 Referenced Document
- ASTM E1000 Standard Guide for Radioscopy
- ASTM E1025 Standard Practice for Design, Manufacture, and Material Grouping Classification of Hole-Type Image Quality Indicators (IQI) Used for Radiology
- ASTM E1316 Standard Terminology for Nondestructive Examinations
- ASTM E1320 Standard Reference Radiographs for Titanium Castings
- ASTM E155 Standard Reference Radiographs for Inspection of Aluminum and Magnesium Castings
- ASTM E1742 Standard Practice for Radiographic Examination
- ASTM E1815 Standard Test Method for Classification of Film Systems for Industrial Radiography
- ASTM E1817 Standard Practice for Controlling Quality of Radiological Examination by Using Representative Quality Indicators (RQIs)
- ASTM E192 Standard Reference Radiographs for Investment Steel Castings of Aerospace Applications
- ASTM E2002 Standard Practice for Determining Total Image Unsharpness in Radiology
- ASTM E2422 Standard Digital Reference Images for Inspection of Aluminum Castings
- ASTM E2445 Standard Practice for Qualification and Long-Term Stability of Computed Radiology Systems
- ASTM E2446 Standard Practice for Manufacturing Characterization of Computed Radiography Systems
- ASTM E2597 Standard Practice for Manufacturing Characterization of Digital Detector Arrays
- ASTM E2660 Standard Digital Reference Images for Investment Steel Castings for Aerospace Applications
- ASTM E2669 Standard Digital Reference Images for Titanium Castings
- ASTM E2698 Standard Practice for Radiographic Examination Using Digital Detector Arrays
- ASTM E2737 Standard Practice for Digital Detector Array Performance Evaluation and Long-Term Stability
- ASTM E747 Standard Practice for Design, Manufacture and Material Grouping Classification of Wire Image Quality Indicators (IQI) Used for Radiology
- ASTM E94 Standard Guide for Radiographic Examination
ASTM E2736-10 history
- 2022 ASTM E2736-17(2022) Standard Guide for Digital Detector Array Radiography
- 2017 ASTM E2736-17 Standard Guide for Digital Detector Array Radiography
- 2010 ASTM E2736-10 Standard Guide for Digital Detector Array Radiology
