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Features and Trends of IEC Particular Standards for Medical Equipment Related to Diagnostic X-ray Based on IEC 60601-1:2005 Ed. 3.0  

Kim, Hyun-Ji (Department of radiologic science, Korea University)
Kim, Jung-Min (Department of radiologic science, Korea University)
Choi, In-Seok (Department of radiologic science, Korea University)
Yoon, Yong-Su (Department of radiologic science, Korea University)
Seo, Deok-Nam (Department of radiologic science, Korea University)
Kim, Jung-Su (Department of radiologic science, Korea University)
Kim, Dae-Young (Korea Testing Laboratory)
Park, Sung-Yong (Korea Testing Laboratory)
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Journal of radiological science and technology / v.36, no.1, 2013 , pp. 1-10 More about this Journal
Abstract
IEC publications have applied in many countries all over the world such as Europe or Japan and these also have been published as in dustrial standards (KS) and notifications of Korea Food and Drug Administration (KFDA) in Korea. As the general standard of IEC 60601 series for medical electric (ME) equipment was revised as $3^{rd}$ edition in 2005, additional and particular standards have been revised or established newly. Under these circumstances, it is importance for manufacturing and assembling companies or authorized testing companies to understand the trend for revisions of IEC publications. Therefore in this study, the latest version of 3 IEC standards related to medical X-ray equipment : IEC 60601-2-44 for X-ray equipment for computed tomography (CT), IEC 60601-2-45 for mammographic X-ray equipment and IEC 60601-2-54 for X-ray equipment for radiography or radioscopy were covered and analyzed for trends and features accompanied by revision based on IEC 60601-1 $3^{rd}$ Ed. As KFDA notifications in force have referred to the particular standards based on 2nd edition of IEC 60601-1, those revised version of 3 particular standards were compared to KFDA notifications in force. The features of the latest standards applying IEC 60601-1 $3^{rd}$ Ed were shown as following: 1) Requirements for mechanical hazards, especially (motorized) moving parts were emphasized. 2) Indication and recording of patient dose were required. 3) Risk management process was introduced and enabled to monitor potential risks systematically. 4) DR system (digital radiography system) as well as analogue system (film-screen system) was included in the scope. Presently, KFDA will revise the notifications applying the particular standards based on IEC 60601-1 $3^{rd}$ Ed in a few years. Therefore the features of particular standards applying IEC 60601-1 $3^{rd}$ Ed was expected to help manufacturers, assemblers or testing companies of medical electric equipment understand IEC publications or KFDA notifications slated to be published.
Keywords
IEC publications; IEC 60601-1; X-ray equipment for radiography or radioscopy; X-ray equipment for computed tomography (CT); mammographic X-ray equipment;
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