BS 5724-2.11:SUPP2(1993) : 1993

Committees responsible
National foreword
Introduction
Section one. General
1. Scope and object
4. Identification, marking and documentation
Section Two. Radiation safety requirements for equipment
(manufacturer)
5.1 SOURCE CARRIER or SHUTTER
5.2 BEAM OFF and BEAM ON conditions
5.3 Control of IRRADIATION
5.4 STATIONARY RADIOTHERAPY and MOVING BEAM RADIO-
      THERAPY
5.5 Beam distributing systems
5.6 WEDGE FILTERS
5.7 BEAM APPLICATORS
5.8 Starting facilities
5.9 INTERRUPTION facilities
5.10 TERMINATION facilities
5.11 Unplanned TERMINATION
5.12 System checking facilities
6. Protection of the PATIENT against STRAY RADIATION
    in the RADIATION BEAM
7. Protection of the PATIENT against RADIATION outside
    the RADIATION BEAM
8. RADIATION safety for persons other than PATIENTS
Appendix
A. Terminology
Figures
7. Test plan orthogonal to the RADIATION BEAM AXIS at
    the NORMAL TREATMENT DISTANCE
8. Locations of test points for SITE TEST of item b)
    of 7.2.1

Deals with methods of test for radiation safety. Coverage includes: beam off and beam on conditions; stationary radiotherapy and moving beam radiotherapy; protection of the patient against radiation outside the radiation beam; radiation safety for persons other than patients; beam distributing systems.