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I.S. EN 61223-2-6:2007

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EVALUATION AND ROUTINE TESTING IN MEDICAL IMAGING DEPARTMENTS - PART 2-6: CONSTANCY TESTS - IMAGING PERFORMANCE OF COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY X-RAY EQUIPMENT
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Hardcopy , PDF

Withdrawn date

21-10-2022

Language(s)

English

Published date

01-01-2007

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FOREWORD
INTRODUCTION
1 Scope and object
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 General aspects of CONSTANCY TESTS
  4.1 Preconditions
  4.2 General conditions affecting test procedures
  4.3 Establishment of BASELINE VALUES
  4.4 Identification of equipment, instrumentation and test
      conditions
  4.5 Scope of the CONSTANCY TESTS
  4.6 Test equipment, including PHANTOMS and TEST DEVICES
  4.7 Frequency of CONSTANCY TESTS
5 Test methods for CT SCANNERS
  5.1 Positioning of the PATIENT SUPPORT
  5.2 PATIENT positioning accuracy
  5.3 TOMOGRAPHIC SECTION THICKNESS
  5.4 Dose
  5.5 NOISE, UNIFORMITY AND MEAN CT NUMBERS
  5.6 SPATIAL RESOLUTION
Annex A (informative) Guidance on action to be taken
Annex B (informative) Alternate test methods for SPATIAL RESOLUTION
Annex C (informative) TOMOGRAPHIC SECTION THICKNESS for helical
        scanning
Annex D (informative) Visual method for LOW CONTRAST RESOLUTION
Bibliography
Index of terms
Annex ZA (normative) Normative references to international
         publications with their corresponding European
         publications

Describes the essential parameters which describe the performance of CT SCANNERS with regard to image quality, PATIENT dose and positioning; defines the methods of testing the essential parameters; provides criteria to be applied in the evaluation of data for compliance with the tolerances of the parameters specified by the ACCOMPANYING DOCUMENTS and with respect to BASELINE VALUES.

DevelopmentNote
For CENELEC adoptions of IEC publications, please check www.iec.ch to be sure that you have any corrigenda that may apply. (01/2017)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
82
PublisherName
National Standards Authority of Ireland
Status
Withdrawn
Supersedes

Standards Relationship
BS EN 61223-2-6:2007 Identical
IEC 61223-2-6:2006 Identical
EN 61223-2-6:2007 Identical
DIN EN 61223-2-6:2008-12 Identical
UNE-EN 61223-2-6:2008 Identical
NF EN 61223-2-6 : 2007 Identical
SN EN 61223-2-6 : 1994 Identical

ISO 5725-1:1994 Accuracy (trueness and precision) of measurement methods and results — Part 1: General principles and definitions
IEC 60336:2005 Medical electrical equipment - X-ray tube assemblies for medical diagnosis - Characteristics of focal spots
IEC 60601-1:2005+AMD1:2012 CSV Medical electrical equipment - Part 1: General requirements for basic safety and essential performance
IEC 60522:1999 Determination of the permanent filtration of X-ray tube assemblies
IEC TR 60788:2004 Medical electrical equipment - Glossary of defined terms
CFR 21(PTS800-1299) : 0 FOOD AND DRUGS - FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, CHAPTER 1 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES - PARTS 800-1299
ISO 5725-3:1994 Accuracy (trueness and precision) of measurement methods and results — Part 3: Intermediate measures of the precision of a standard measurement method
ISO 5725-6:1994 Accuracy (trueness and precision) of measurement methods and results — Part 6: Use in practice of accuracy values
ISO 5725-4:1994 Accuracy (trueness and precision) of measurement methods and results Part 4: Basic methods for the determination of the trueness of a standard measurement method
ISO 2092:1981 Light metals and their alloys Code of designation based on chemical symbols
IEC 60601-2-28:2017 Medical electrical equipment - Part 2-28: Particular requirements for the basic safety and essential performance of X-ray tube assemblies for medical diagnosis
IEC 61223-3-5:2004 Evaluation and routine testing in medical imaging departments - Part 3-5: Acceptance tests - Imaging performance of computed tomography X-ray equipment
IEC 60601-2-28 : 3.0 MEDICAL ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - PART 2-28: PARTICULAR REQUIREMENTS FOR THE BASIC SAFETY AND ESSENTIAL PERFORMANCE OF X-RAY TUBE ASSEMBLIES FOR MEDICAL DIAGNOSIS
IEC 60601-2-32:1994 Medical electrical equipment - Part 2: Particular requirements for the safety of associated equipment of X-ray equipment
ASTM E 1695 : 1995 Standard Test Method for Measurement of Computed Tomography (CT) System Performance
ISO 5725-2:1994 Accuracy (trueness and precision) of measurement methods and results Part 2: Basic method for the determination of repeatability and reproducibility of a standard measurement method
EN 61223-3-5:2004 Evaluation and routine testing in medical imaging departments - Part 3-5: Acceptance tests - Imaging performance of computed tomography X-ray equipment
IEC 61223-2-4:1994 Evaluation and routine testing in medical imaging departments - Part 2-4: Constancy tests - Hard copy cameras
IEC 61267:2005 Medical diagnostic X-ray equipment - Radiation conditions for use in the determination of characteristics
EN 60601-2-44:2009/A2:2016 MEDICAL ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - PART 2-44: PARTICULAR REQUIREMENTS FOR THE BASIC SAFETY AND ESSENTIAL PERFORMANCE OF X-RAY EQUIPMENT FOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY (IEC 60601-2-44:2009/A2:2016)
IEC 61223-2-5:1994 Evaluation and routine testing in medical imaging departments - Part 2-5: Constancy tests - Image display devices
IEC 60601-2-44:2009+AMD1:2012+AMD2:2016 CSV Medical electrical equipment - Part 2-44: Particular requirements for the basic safety and essential performance of X-ray equipment for computed tomography

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