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Non-destructive testing —
Image quality of radiographs
Part 4: Experimental evaluation of image
quality values and image quality tables (ISO
19232-4:2013)
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National foreword
This British Standard is the UK implementation of EN ISO
19232-4:2013. It supersedes BS EN 462-4:1995 which is withdrawn.
The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted to Technical
Committee WEE/46, Non-destructive testing.
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obtained on request to its secretary.
This publication does not purport to include all the necessary
provisions of a contract. Users are responsible for its correct
application.
© The British Standards Institution 2013. Published by BSI Standards
Limited 2013
ISBN 978 0 580 75216 2
ICS 19.100
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legal obligations.
This British Standard was published under the authority of the
Standards Policy and Strategy Committee on 31 July 2013.
Amendments issued since publication
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NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM June 2013

ICS 19.100 Supersedes EN 462-4:1994

English Version

Non-destructive testing - Image quality of radiographs - Part 4:

Experimental evaluation of image quality values and image
quality tables (ISO 19232-4:2013)

Essais non destructifs - Qualité d'image des radiogrammes Zerstörungsfreie Prüfung - Bildgüte von
- Partie 4: Évaluation expérimentale des indices de qualité Durchstrahlungsaufnahmen - Teil 4: Experimentelle
d'image et des tables de qualité d'image (ISO 19232- Ermittlung von Bildgütezahl und Bildgütetabellen (ISO
4:2013) 19232-4:2013)

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Foreword
This document (EN ISO 19232-4:2013) has been prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 135 "Non-
destructive testing" in collaboration with Technical Committee CEN/TC 138 “Non-destructive testing” the
secretariat of which is held by AFNOR.

This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical
text or by endorsement, at the latest by December 2013, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn
at the latest by December 2013.

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rights. CEN [and/or CENELEC] shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.

This document supersedes EN 462-4:1994.

According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the following
countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech
Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, France, Germany, Greece,
Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal,
Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom.

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The text of ISO 19232-4:2013 has been approved by CEN as EN ISO 19232-4:2013 without any modification.

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Contents Page

Foreword......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... iv
1 Scope.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 1
2 Terms and definitions...................................................................................................................................................................................... 1
3 Experimental evaluation of image quality values............................................................................................................... 1
4 Determination of image quality tables........................................................................................................................................... 2
Bibliography................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 3

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Foreword
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bodies (ISO member bodies). The work of preparing International Standards is normally carried out
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committee has been established has the right to be represented on that committee. International
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patent rights. ISO shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
ISO 19232-4 was prepared by the European Committee for Standardization (CEN) in collaboration with
ISO Technical Committee TC  135, Non-destructive testing, Subcommittee SC  5, Radiation methods, in
accordance with the Agreement on technical cooperation between ISO and CEN (Vienna Agreement).
This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition (ISO 19232-4:2004), of which it constitutes a
minor revision with the following changes:
— updated references;
— correction of Figure 1 and its key.
ISO 19232 consists of the following parts, under the general title Non-destructive testing — Image quality
of radiographs:
— Part 1: Determination of the image quality value using wire-type image quality indicators
— Part 2: Determination of the image quality value using step/hole-type image quality indicators
— Part 3: Image quality classes
— Part 4: Experimental evaluation of image quality values and image quality tables
— Part 5: Determination of the image unsharpness value using duplex wire-type image quality indicators

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Non-destructive testing — Image quality of radiographs —

Part 4:
Experimental evaluation of image quality values and image
quality tables

1 Scope
This part of ISO 19232 gives instructions for the determination of image quality values and image
quality tables.
If the IQI requirements specified in ISO 19232-3 cannot be used because, for example, the absorption
coefficients of the IQI material and the inspected material differ by more than 30 %, test exposures are
necessary to determine acceptance of image quality values. The image quality values achieved by the
test exposures are required for all exposures made under the same radiographic conditions.

2 Terms and definitions

For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
2.1
image quality indicator
IQI
device comprising a series of elements of graded dimensions which enable a measure of the image
quality to be obtained
Note 1 to entry: The elements of IQI are commonly wires or steps with holes.

2.2
image quality
characteristic of a radiographic image which determines the degree of detail which it shows
2.3
image quality value
measure of the image quality required or achieved and is equal to the thinnest element which can be
detected on the radiograph
2.4
image quality table
table of minimum required image quality values versus the penetrated thickness ranges

3 Experimental evaluation of image quality values

For the experimental determination of image quality values, the same radiographic conditions and IQI
shall be used as specified for the subsequent examination.
Two test exposures shall be made under the specified conditions. If the image quality values read from
these two exposures are identical, this value shall be accepted as the required image quality value. If the
image quality values from the two test exposures are different, the procedure shall be repeated.

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4 Determination of image quality tables

If different thicknesses of the same material are radiographed, an image quality table shall be established.
An example of the image quality values for different penetrated thicknesses is shown in Figure 1. The
step curve below the experimental values defines the image quality values and penetrated thickness
steps of the image quality table. For an example, see Table 1.

Key
A ... G image quality value
w penetrated thickness
1 interpolated experimental curve
2 resulting step curve corresponding to Table 1
image quality determined, material e.g. steel

Figure 1 — Example for the determination of an image quality table

Table 1 — Example of an image quality table

Penetrated thickness
w Image quality value
mm
w ≤ 2 A
2 < w ≤ 3 B
3 < w ≤ 5 C
5 < w ≤ 10 D
10 < w ≤ 20 E
20 < w ≤ 40 F
w > 40 G

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Bibliography

[1] ISO 5579, Non-destructive testing — Radiographic testing of metallic materials using film and X- or
gamma rays — Basic rules

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