IEC 61217:2011
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Radiotherapy equipment - Coordinates, movements and scales
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Published date
12-07-2011
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FOREWORD
INTRODUCTION
1 Scope and object
2 Normative references
3 Coordinate systems
4 Identification of scales and digital DISPLAYS
5 Designation of ME EQUIPMENT movements
6 ME EQUIPMENT zero positions
7 List of scales, graduations, directions and DISPLAYS
Annex A (informative) - Examples of coordinate
transformations between individual coordinate
systems
Annex B (informative) - Coordinate transformations between
IEC and DICOM PATIENT coordinates
Bibliography
Index of defined terms
IEC 61217:2011 applies to equipment and data related to the process of teleradiotherapy, including patient image data used in relation with radiotherapy treatment planning systems, radiotherapy simulators, isocentric gamma beam therapy equipment, isocentric medical electron accelerators, and non-isocentric equipment when relevant. The object of this standard is to define a consistent set of coordinate systems for use throughout the process of teleradiotherapy, to define the marking of scales (where provided), to define the movements of equipment used in this process, and to facilitate computer control when used. This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition, published in 1996, amendment 1, published in 2000 and amendment 2, published in 2007. This edition constitutes a technical revision to include imager and focus coordinate systems in Subclause 3.12. Beyond this Subclause, changes were only introduced where needed to include the above coordinate systems.
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TC 62/SC 62C
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| DevelopmentNote |
Stability Date: 2020. (11/2017)
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Standard
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| Pages |
134
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International Electrotechnical Committee
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| Status |
Current
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| Supersedes |
| Standards | Relationship |
| GOST R IEC 61217 : 2013 | Identical |
| NBN EN 61217 : 2012 | Identical |
| NEN EN IEC 61217 : 2012 | Identical |
| PN EN 61217 : 2012 | Identical |
| UNE-EN 61217:2012 | Identical |
| UNE-EN 61217:1999 | Identical |
| CEI EN 61217 : 2012 | Identical |
| EN 61217:2012 | Identical |
| DIN EN 61217:2015-11 | Identical |
| AS/NZS IEC 61217:2022 | Identical |
| BS EN 61217:2012 | Identical |
| GOST IEC 61217 : 2012 | Identical |
| NEN 11217 : 1996 | Identical |
| BS EN 60601-2-64:2015 | Medical electrical equipment Particular requirements for the basic safety and essential performance of light ion beam medical electrical equipment |
| 08/30170297 DC : DRAFT MAR 2008 | BS EN 62083 - MEDICAL ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - REQUIREMENTS FOR THE SAFETY OF RADIOTHERAPY TREATMENT PLANNING SYSTEMS |
| BS EN 62274:2005 | Medical electrical equipment. Safety of radiotherapy record and verify systems |
| BS EN 60601-2-11:2015 | Medical electrical equipment Particular requirements for the basic safety and essential performance of gamma beam therapy equipment |
| BS EN 62083:2009 | Medical electrical equipment. Requirements for the safety of radiotherapy treatment planning systems |
| NF EN 60601-2-29 : 2009 AMD 11 2012 | MEDICAL ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - PART 2-29: PARTICULAR REQUIREMENTS FOR BASIC SAFETY AND ESSENTIAL PERFORMANCE OF RADIOTHERAPY SIMULATORS |
| BS EN 60601-2-1:2015 | Medical electrical equipment Particular requirements for the basic safety and essential performance of electron accelerators in the range 1 MeV to 50 MeV |
| I.S. EN 60601-2-29:2008 | MEDICAL ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - PART 2-29: PARTICULAR REQUIREMENTS FOR THE BASIC SAFETY AND ESSENTIAL PERFORMANCE OF RADIOTHERAPY SIMULATORS (IEC 60601-2-29:2008 (EQV)) |
| ISO 16142-1:2016 | Medical devices — Recognized essential principles of safety and performance of medical devices — Part 1: General essential principles and additional specific essential principles for all non-IVD medical devices and guidance on the selection of standards |
| I.S. EN 60601-2-64:2015 | MEDICAL ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - PART 2-64: PARTICULAR REQUIREMENTS FOR THE BASIC SAFETY AND ESSENTIAL PERFORMANCE OF LIGHT ION BEAM MEDICAL ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT |
| CSA C22.2 No. 60601.2.1 : 2011 | MEDICAL ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - PART 2-1: PARTICULAR REQUIREMENTS FOR THE BASIC SAFETY AND ESSENTIAL PERFORMANCE OF ELECTRON ACCELERATORS IN THE RANGE 1 MEV TO 50 MEV |
| CSA C22.2 No. 60601.2.11 : 2015 | MEDICAL ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - PART 2-11: PARTICULAR REQUIREMENTS FOR THE BASIC SAFETY AND ESSENTIAL PERFORMANCE OF GAMMA BEAM THERAPY EQUIPMENT |
| 16/30216785 DC : 0 | BS EN 62667 - MEDICAL ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - MEDICAL LIGHT ION BEAM EQUIPMENT - PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS |
| 09/30182052 DC : DRAFT MAY 2009 | BS EN 60601-2-8 - MEDICAL ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - PART 2-8: PARTICULAR REQUIREMENTS FOR BASIC SAFETY AND ESSENTIAL PERFORMANCE OF THERAPEUTIC X-RAY EQUIPMENT OPERATING IN THE RANGE 10 KV TO 1 MV |
| I.S. EN 60976:2007 | MEDICAL ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - MEDICAL ELECTRON ACCELERATORS - FUNCTIONAL PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS |
| 08/30168475 DC : DRAFT APR 2008 | BS EN 60601-2-1 - MEDICAL ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - PART 2-1: PARTICULAR REQUIREMENTS FOR BASIC SAFETY AND ESSENTIAL PERFORMANCE OF ELECTRON ACCELERATORS IN THE RANGE 1 MEV TO 50 MEV |
| CEI EN 62274 : 2005 | MEDICAL ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - SAFETY OF RADIOTHERAPY RECORD AND VERIFY SYSTEMS |
| CSA C22.2 No. 60601-2-64 : 2015 | MEDICAL ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - PART 2-64: PARTICULAR REQUIREMENTS FOR THE BASIC SAFETY AND ESSENTIAL PERFORMANCE OF LIGHT ION BEAM MEDICAL ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT |
| I.S. EN 60601-2-11:2015 | MEDICAL ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - PART 2-11: PARTICULAR REQUIREMENTS FOR THE BASIC SAFETY AND ESSENTIAL PERFORMANCE OF GAMMA BEAM THERAPY EQUIPMENT |
| CSA C22.2 No. 601.2.29 : 0 | MEDICAL ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - PARTICULAR REQUIREMENTS FOR THE SAFETY OF RADIOTHERAPY SIMULATORS |
| I.S. EN 62083:2009 | MEDICAL ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - REQUIREMENTS FOR THE SAFETY OF RADIOTHERAPY TREATMENT PLANNING SYSTEMS |
| IEC TR 60788:2004 | Medical electrical equipment - Glossary of defined terms |
| I.S. EN 60601-2-17:2015 | MEDICAL ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - PART 2-17: PARTICULAR REQUIREMENTS FOR THE BASIC SAFETY AND ESSENTIAL PERFORMANCE OF AUTOMATICALLY CONTROLLED BRACHYTHERAPY AFTERLOADING EQUIPMENT |
| NEMA PS3.3 : 2017A | DIGITAL IMAGING AND COMMUNICATIONS IN MEDICINE (DICOM) - PART 3: INFORMATION OBJECT DEFINITIONS |
| VDE 0750-2-64 : 2018 | MEDICAL ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - PART 2-64: PARTICULAR REQUIREMENTS FOR THE BASIC SAFETY AND ESSENTIAL PERFORMANCE OF LIGHT ION BEAM MEDICAL ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT |
| NEMA PS 3.16 : 2017A | DIGITAL IMAGING AND COMMUNICATIONS IN MEDICINE (DICOM) - PART 16: CONTENT MAPPING RESOURCE |
| DIN EN 60601-2-64 : 2018 | MEDICAL ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - PART 2-64: PARTICULAR REQUIREMENTS FOR THE BASIC SAFETY AND ESSENTIAL PERFORMANCE OF LIGHT ION BEAM MEDICAL ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT |
| NF EN 60601-2-64 : 2015 | MEDICAL ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - PART 2-64: PARTICULAR REQUIREMENTS FOR THE BASIC SAFETY AND ESSENTIAL PERFORMANCE OF LIGHT ION BEAM MEDICAL ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT |
| BS EN 60601-2-8 : 2015 | MEDICAL ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - PART 2-8: PARTICULAR REQUIREMENTS FOR THE BASIC SAFETY AND ESSENTIAL PERFORMANCE OF THERAPEUTIC X-RAY EQUIPMENT OPERATING IN THE RANGE 10 KV TO 1 MV |
| CEI EN 60601-2-11 : 2016 | MEDICAL ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - PART 2-11: PARTICULAR REQUIREMENTS FOR THE BASIC SAFETY AND ESSENTIAL PERFORMANCE OF GAMMA BEAM THERAPY EQUIPMENT |
| BS EN 60601-2-68:2015 | Medical electrical equipment Particular requirements for the basic safety and essential performance of X-ray-based image-guided radiotherapy equipment for use with electron accelerators, light ion beam therapy equipment and radionuclide beam therapy equipment |
| 14/30290166 DC : 0 | BS ISO 16142-1 - MEDICAL DEVICES - RECOGNIZED ESSENTIAL PRINCIPLES OF SAFETY AND PERFORMANCE OF MEDICAL DEVICES - PART 1: GENERAL ESSENTIAL PRINCIPLES AND ADDITIONAL SPECIFIC ESSENTIAL PRINCIPLES FOR ALL NON-IVD MEDICAL DEVICES AND GUIDANCE ON THE SELECTION OF STANDARDS |
| BS ISO 16142-1:2016 | Medical devices. Recognized essential principles of safety and performance of medical devices General essential principles and additional specific essential principles for all non-IVD medical devices and guidance on the selection of standards |
| BS EN 60976 : 2008 | MEDICAL ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - MEDICAL ELECTRON ACCELERATORS - FUNCTIONAL PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS |
| 02/564070 DC : DRAFT SEP 2002 | BS EN 60601-2-17 - MEDICAL ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - PART 2-17: PARTICULAR REQUIREMENTS FOR THE SAFETY OF AUTOMATICALLY-CONTROLLED BRACHYTHERAPY AFTERLOADING EQUIPMENT |
| 12/30246621 DC : 0 | BS EN 60601-2-68 - MEDICAL ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - PART 2-68: PARTICULAR REQUIREMENTS FOR BASIC SAFETY AND ESSENTIAL PERFORMANCE OF X-RAY BASED IMAGE GUIDED RADIOTHERAPY EQUIPMENT FOR USE WITH ELECTRON ACCELERATORS, LIGHT ION BEAM THERAPY EQUIPMENT AND RADIONUCLIDE BEAM THERAPY EQUIPMENT |
| 07/30144241 DC : 0 | BS IEC 60601-2-29 - MEDICAL ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - PART 2-29: PARTICULAR REQUIREMENTS FOR BASIC SAFETY AND ESSENTIAL PERFORMANCE OF RADIOTHERAPY SIMULATORS |
| CEI EN 60976 : 2009 | MEDICAL ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - MEDICAL ELECTRON ACCELERATORS - FUNCTIONAL PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS |
| CSA C22.2 No. 60601.2.29 : 2010 | MEDICAL ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - PART 2-29: PARTICULAR REQUIREMENTS FOR THE BASIC SAFETY AND ESSENTIAL PERFORMANCE OF RADIOTHERAPY SIMULATORS |
| CSA C22.2 No. 60601.2.17 : 2015 | MEDICAL ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - PART 2-17: PARTICULAR REQUIREMENTS FOR THE BASIC SAFETY AND ESSENTIAL PERFORMANCE OF AUTOMATICALLY-CONTROLLED BRACHYTHERAPY AFTERLOADING EQUIPMENT |
| EN 60601-2-1:2015 | Medical electrical equipment - Part 2-1: Particular requirements for the basic safety and essential performance of electron accelerators in the range 1 MeV to 50 MeV |
| CSA C22.2 No. 60601-2-68 : 2015 | MEDICAL ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - PART 2-68: PARTICULAR REQUIREMENTS FOR THE BASIC SAFETY AND ESSENTIAL PERFORMANCE OF X-RAY-BASED IMAGE-GUIDED RADIOTHERAPY EQUIPMENT FOR USE WITH ELECTRON ACCELERATORS, LIGHT ION BEAM THERAPY EQUIPMENT AND RADIONUCLIDE BEAM THERAPY EQUIPMENT |
| CEI EN 60601-2-1 : 2016 | MEDICAL ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - PART 2-1: PARTICULAR REQUIREMENTS FOR THE BASIC SAFETY AND ESSENTIAL PERFORMANCE OF ELECTRON ACCELERATORS IN THE RANGE 1 MEV TO 50 MEV |
| IEC 60601-2-8:2010+AMD1:2015 CSV | Medical electrical equipment - Part 2-8: Particular requirements forthe basic safety and essential performance of therapeutic X-ray equipment operating in the range 10 kV to 1 MV |
| CSA C22.2 No. 60601.2.1 : 2011 : INC : AMD 1 : 2015 : R2016 | MEDICAL ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - PART 2-1: PARTICULAR REQUIREMENTS FOR THE BASIC SAFETY AND ESSENTIAL PERFORMANCE OF ELECTRON ACCELERATORS IN THE RANGE 1 MEV TO 50 MEV |
| BS EN 60601-2-17:2015 | Medical electrical equipment Particular requirements for the basic safety and essential performance of automatically-controlled brachytherapy afterloading equipment |
| IEC 60601-2-17:2013 | Medical electrical equipment - Part 2-17: Particular requirements for the basic safety and essential performance of automatically-controlled brachytherapy afterloading equipment |
| 13/30216789 DC : 0 | BS EN 60601-2-64 - MEDICAL ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - PART 2-64: PARTICULAR REQUIREMENTS FOR THE BASIC SAFETY AND ESSENTIAL PERFORMANCE OF MEDICAL LIGHT ION BEAM MEDICAL EQUIPMENT |
| I.S. EN 62274:2005 | MEDICAL ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - SAFETY OF RADIOTHERAPY RECORD AND VERIFY SYSTEMS |
| PD IEC TR 60788:2004 | Medical electrical equipment. Glossary of defined terms |
| BS EN IEC 62667:2018 | Medical electrical equipment. Medical light ion beam equipment. Performance characteristics |
| CEI EN 62083 : 2011 | MEDICAL ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - REQUIREMENTS FOR THE SAFETY OF RADIOTHERAPY TREATMENT PLANNING SYSTEMS |
| I.S. EN IEC 62667:2018 | MEDICAL ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - MEDICAL LIGHT ION BEAM EQUIPMENT - PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS |
| EN 60601-2-68:2015 | Medical electrical equipment - Part 2-68: Particular requirements for the basic safety and essential performance of X-ray-based image-guided radiotherapy equipment for use with electron accelerators, light ion beam therapy equipment and radionuclide beam therapy equipment |
| I.S. EN 60601-2-68:2015 | MEDICAL ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - PART 2-68: PARTICULAR REQUIREMENTS FOR THE BASIC SAFETY AND ESSENTIAL PERFORMANCE OF X-RAY-BASED IMAGE-GUIDED RADIOTHERAPY EQUIPMENT FOR USE WITH ELECTRON ACCELERATORS, LIGHT ION BEAM THERAPY EQUIPMENT AND RADIONUCLIDE BEAM THERAPY EQUIPMENT |
| EN IEC 62667:2018 | Medical electrical equipment - Medical light ion beam equipment - Performance characteristics |
| I.S. EN 60601-2-1:2015 | MEDICAL ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - PART 2-1: PARTICULAR REQUIREMENTS FOR THE BASIC SAFETY AND ESSENTIAL PERFORMANCE OF ELECTRON ACCELERATORS IN THE RANGE 1 MEV TO 50 MEV |
| IEC TR 61852:1998 | Medical electrical equipment - Digital imaging and communications in medicine (DICOM) - Radiotherapy objects |
| I.S. EN 60601-2-8:2015 | MEDICAL ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - PART 2-8: PARTICULAR REQUIREMENTS FOR THE BASIC SAFETY AND ESSENTIAL PERFORMANCE OF THERAPEUTIC XRAY EQUIPMENT OPERATING IN THE RANGE 10 KV TO 1 MV |
| EN 60601-2-8:2015/A1:2016 | MEDICAL ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - PART 2-8: PARTICULAR REQUIREMENTS FOR THE BASIC SAFETY AND ESSENTIAL PERFORMANCE OF THERAPEUTIC X-RAY EQUIPMENT OPERATING IN THE RANGE 10 KV TO 1 MV (IEC 60601-2-8:2010/A1:2015) |
| IEC 62274:2005 | Medical electrical equipment - Safety of radiotherapy record and verify systems |
| IEC 60976:2007 | Medical electrical equipment - Medical electron accelerators - Functional performance characteristics |
| IEC 60601-2-1:2009+AMD1:2014 CSV | Medical electrical equipment - Part 2-1: Particular requirements for the basic safety and essential performance of electron accelerators in the range 1 MeV to 50 MeV |
| IEC 60601-2-29:2008 | Medical electrical equipment - Part 2-29: Particular requirements for the basic safety and essential performance of radiotherapy simulators |
| IEC 60601-2-11:2013 | Medical electrical equipment - Part 2-11: Particular requirements for the basic safety and essential performance of gamma beam therapy equipment |
| UNE-EN 62083:2010 | Medical electrical equipment - Requirements for the safety of radiotherapy treatment planning systems |
| IEC 62083:2009 | Medical electrical equipment - Requirements for the safety of radiotherapy treatment planning systems |
| UNE-EN 60601-2-1:2017 | Medical electrical equipment - Part 2-1: Particular requirements for the basic safety and essential performance of electron accelerators in the range 1 MeV to 50 MeV |
| 10/30206488 DC : 0 | BS EN 60601-2-17 - MEDICAL ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - PART 2-17: PARTICULAR REQUIREMENTS FOR BASIC SAFETY AND ESSENTIAL PERFORMANCE OF AUTOMATICALLY-CONTROLLED BRACHYTHERAPY AFTERLOADING EQUIPMENT |
| EN 60601-2-64:2015 | Medical electrical equipment - Part 2-64: Particular requirements for the basic safety and essential performance of light ion beam medical electrical equipment |
| BS EN 60601-2-29 : 2008 | MEDICAL ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - PART 2-29: PARTICULAR REQUIREMENTS FOR THE BASIC SAFETY AND ESSENTIAL PERFORMANCE OF RADIOTHERAPY SIMULATORS |
| NF EN 60601-2-68 : 2015 | MEDICAL ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - PART 2-68: PARTICULAR REQUIREMENTS FOR THE BASIC SAFETY AND ESSENTIAL PERFORMANCE OF X-RAY-BASED IMAGE-GUIDED RADIOTHERAPY EQUIPMENT FOR USE WITH ELECTRON ACCELERATORS, LIGHT ION BEAM THERAPY EQUIPMENT AND RADIONUCLIDE BEAM THERAPY EQUIPMENT |
| EN 60601-2-11:2015 | Medical electrical equipment - Part 2-11: Particular requirements for the basic safety and essential performance of gamma beam therapy equipment |
| EN 62274:2005 | Medical electrical equipment - Safety of radiotherapy record and verify systems |
| EN 60976:2007 | Medical electrical equipment - Medical electron accelerators - Functional performance characteristics |
| EN 62083:2009 | MEDICAL ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - REQUIREMENTS FOR THE SAFETY OF RADIOTHERAPY TREATMENT PLANNING SYSTEMS |
| EN 60601-2-29:2008/A11:2011 | MEDICAL ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - PART 2-29: PARTICULAR REQUIREMENTS FOR THE BASIC SAFETY AND ESSENTIAL PERFORMANCE OF RADIOTHERAPY SIMULATORS |
| EN 60601-2-17:2015 | Medical electrical equipment - Part 2-17: Particular requirements for the basic safety and essential performance of automatically-controlled brachytherapy afterloading equipment |
| NBR IEC 60601-2-1 : 2011 ERRATA 1 2013 | MEDICAL ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - PART 2-1: PARTICULAR REQUIREMENTS FOR THE BASIC SAFETY AND ESSENTIAL PERFORMANCE OF ELECTRON ACCELERATORS IN THE RANGE 1 MEV TO 50 MEV |
| IEC 61168:1993 | Radiotherapy simulators - Functional performance characteristics |
| IEC 60601-1:2005+AMD1:2012 CSV | Medical electrical equipment - Part 1: General requirements for basic safety and essential performance |
| IEC TR 60788:2004 | Medical electrical equipment - Glossary of defined terms |
| IEC 60976:2007 | Medical electrical equipment - Medical electron accelerators - Functional performance characteristics |
| IEC 62083:2009 | Medical electrical equipment - Requirements for the safety of radiotherapy treatment planning systems |
| IEC TR 60977:2008 | Medical electrical equipment - Medical electron accelerators - Guidelines for functional performance characteristics |
| IEC 60601-1-3:2008+AMD1:2013 CSV | Medical electrical equipment - Part 1-3: General requirements forbasic safety and essential performance - Collateral Standard: Radiation protection in diagnostic X-ray equipment |
| IEC 60601-2-1:2009+AMD1:2014 CSV | Medical electrical equipment - Part 2-1: Particular requirements for the basic safety and essential performance of electron accelerators in the range 1 MeV to 50 MeV |
| IEC 60601-2-29:2008 | Medical electrical equipment - Part 2-29: Particular requirements for the basic safety and essential performance of radiotherapy simulators |
| IEC 60601-2-11:2013 | Medical electrical equipment - Part 2-11: Particular requirements for the basic safety and essential performance of gamma beam therapy equipment |
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