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    I.S. EN IEC 61223-3-6:2020

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    Evaluation and routine testing in medical imaging departments - Part 3-6: Acceptance and constancy tests - Imaging performance of mammographic X-ray equipment used in a mammographic tomosynthesis mode of operation (IEC 61223-3-6:2020)

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    Language(s):  English - French

    Published date:  06-05-2020

    Publisher:  National Standards Authority of Ireland

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    FOREWORD
    INTRODUCTION
    1 Scope and object
    2 Normative references
    3 Terms, definitions, symbols and abbreviated terms
    4 General aspects of the ACCEPTANCE TEST
    5 General aspects of CONSTANCY TESTS
    6 Summary of tests for MAMMOGRAPHIC TOMOSYNTHESIS equipment
    7 Inventory and initial tests for MAMMOGRAPHIC TOMOSYNTHESIS equipment
    8 Alignment and collimation checks
    9 AEC-system
    10 Image receptor
    12 Missed tissue
    13 ARTEFACTS in the tomosynthesis data sets
    14 Dosimetry for digital breast tomosynthesis
    Annex A (informative) Tables for dosimetry calculation in digital breast tomosynthesis
    Annex B (normative) Guidance on action to be taken
    Annex C (informative) Image quality evaluation
    Annex D (informative) ARTEFACTS
    Bibliography
    Index of defined terms

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    This part of IEC 61223 applies to the performance of MAMMOGRAPHIC X-RAY EQUIPMENT when used in MAMMOGRAPHIC TOMOSYNTHESIS modes of operation, with respect to image quality and dose.

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    Committee TC 62
    Document Type Standard
    Product Note THIS STANDARD ALSO REFERS TO IEC TR 61223-1, IEC TR 61223-1 The date of any NSAI previous adoption may not match the date of its original CEN/CENELEC document.<br>
    Publisher National Standards Authority of Ireland
    Status Current
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