BS 6641:1985
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Glossary of medical radiology terms
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27-02-2004
English
31-10-1985
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National foreword
Committees responsible
Introduction
1. SECTION ONE - Radiological Physics
11. Ionizing radiations
12. Interactions
13. Quantities, units and related concepts
2. SECTION TWO - Generation and emission of ionizing
radiation
20. General
21. High-voltage generators
22. X-ray tube assemblies
23. Particle accelerators and other high energy
radiation equipment
24. Beam therapy equipment with radionuclide sources
25. Therapy equipment using sealed radioactive sources
3. SECTION THREE - Radiological equipment for
application of ionizing radiation
30. General
31. Equipment for medical diagnostic radiology
32. Reception, transfer and recording of the image
33. Equipment for radiotherapy
34. Equipment for nuclear medicine
35. Accessories
36. Operation of equipment
37. Geometry of the radiation beam
4. SECTION FOUR - Medical radiological techniques
40. General
41. Diagnosis using beams
42. Therapy using beams
43. Nuclear medicine
5. SECTION FIVE - Dosimetry
50. General
51. Radiation detectors
52. Phantoms
6. SECTION SIX - Protection against ionizing radiation
60. General
61. Limits and factors
62. Groups of persons
63. Areas
64. Means of protection
7. SECTION SEVEN - Testing of radiological equipment
71. Test equipment
72. Verification of characteristics
73. Mathematical, statistical and metrological concepts
74. Standardization, obligation and statement of
compliance
8. SECTION EIGHT - Technology
82. Documentation
83. Equipment
84. Operation of equipment
85. Persons
English alphabetical index
English terms not be used
Terms to be considered instead
Figures
1. Ionizing radiation
2. Filtering materials of the X-ray source assembly
3. Geometry of the focal spot
4. The components of an X-ray equipment
5. Geometry of the radiation beam
Covers radiological physics, generation and emission of ionizing radiation, radiological equipment, radiological techniques, dosimetry, protection, testing, technology.
| Committee |
CH/210/3
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| DevelopmentNote |
BS DRAFT 97/560709 DC REFERS TO A REVISION
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| DocumentType |
Standard
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| Pages |
56
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| PublisherName |
British Standards Institution
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| Status |
Superseded
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| SupersededBy |
| Standards | Relationship |
| IEC TR 60788:2004 | Identical |
| BS 7725-3.2(1997) : 1997 | EVALUATION AND ROUTINE TESTING IN MEDICAL IMAGING DEPARTMENTS - CHEMICAL METHODS - IMAGING PERFORMANCE OF MAMMOGRAPHIC X-RAY EQUIPMENT |
| BS EN 61223-2-4:1995 | Evaluation and routine testing in medical imaging departments. Constancy tests Method for hard copy cameras |
| BS EN 61168:1994 | Medical electrical equipment. Particular requirements for performance. Methods of declaring functional performance characteristics of radiotherapy simulators |
| BS 7725-2.3:1994 | Evaluation and routine testing in medical imaging departments. Constancy tests Method for darkroom safelight conditions |
| BS 5724-2.32(1995) : 1995 | MEDICAL ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - PARTICULAR REQUIREMENTS FOR SAFETY - SPECIFICATION FOR ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT FOR X-RAY EQUIPMENT |
| BS EN 61262-4:1995 | Characteristics of electro-optical X-ray image intensifiers for medical electrical equipment. Determination of the image distortion |
| BS 7725-2.2:1994 | Evaluation and routine testing in medical imaging departments. Constancy tests Method for radiographic cassettes and film changers and film-screen contact and relative sensitivity of the screen-cassette assembly |
| BS EN 61223-3-3:1997 | Evaluation and routine testing in medical imaging departments Acceptance tests - Imaging performance of X-ray equipment for digital subtraction angiograp hy |
| BS 5724-3.129(1994) : 1994 | MEDICAL ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - PARTICULAR REQUIREMENTS FOR PERFORMANCE - METHODS OF DECLARING FUNCTIONAL PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS OF RADIOTHERAPY SIMULATORS |
| BS 6058:1989 | Method of specifying and verifying the characteristics of rotating anode X-ray tubes and X-ray tube assemblies used in medical diagnosis |
| BS 7725-2.4(1995) : 1995 | EVALUATION AND ROUTINE TESTING IN MEDICAL IMAGING DEPARTMENTS - CONSTANCY TESTS - METHOD FOR HARD COPY CAMERAS |
| BS 7725-2.5(1995) : 1995 | EVALUATION AND ROUTINE TESTING IN MEDICAL IMAGING DEPARTMENTS - CONSTANCY TESTS - METHOD FOR IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICES |
| BS EN 61262-7:1996 | Characteristics of electro-optical X-ray image intensifiers for medical electrical equipment Determination of the modulation transfer function |
| BS EN 61223-2-5:1995 | Evaluation and routine testing in medical imaging departments. Constancy tests Method for image display devices |
| BS EN 61262-2:1995 | Characteristics of electro-optical X-ray image intensifiers for medical electrical equipment Determination of the conversion factor |
| BS 5724-1.3(1995) : 1995 | MEDICAL ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR SAFETY - COLLATERAL STANDARD: GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR RADIATION PROTECTION IN DIAGNOSTIC X-RAY EQUIPMENT |
| BS 5724-2.128(1993) : 1993 | MEDICAL ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - PARTICULAR REQUIREMENTS FOR SAFETY - SPECIFICATION FOR X-RAY SOURCE ASSEMBLIES AND X-RAY TUBE ASSEMBLIES FOR MEDICAL DIAGNOSIS |
| BS EN 61262-6:1995 | Characteristics of electro-optical X-ray image intensifiers for medical electrical equipment. Determination of the contrast ratio and veiling glare index |
| BS 7725-1:1994 | Evaluation and routine testing in medical imaging departments. General |
| BS EN 60601-2-32:1995 | Medical electrical equipment. Particular requirements for safety Specification for associated equipment of X-ray equipment |
| BS EN 61262-3:1995 | Characteristics of electro-optical X-ray image intensifiers for medical electrical equipment. Determination of the luminance distribution and luminance non-uniformity |
| BS EN 61262-5:1995 | Characteristics of electro-optical X-ray image intensifiers for medical electrical equipment. Determination of the detective quantum efficiency |
| BS 4727-5:GRP01(1985) : 1985 | GLOSSARY OF ELECTROTECHNICAL POWER TELECOMMUNICATION ELECTRONICS LIGHTING & COLOUR TERMS - TERMS PARTICULAR TO ELECTROMEDICAL EQUIPMENT RADIOLOGY & RADIOLOGICAL PHYSICS TERMINOLOGY |
| BS 6628:1985 | Method for determination of the maximum symmetrical radiation field from a rotating anode X-ray tube for medical diagnosis |
| BS 7725-2.6(1995) : 1995 | EVALUATION AND ROUTINE TESTING IN MEDICAL IMAGING DEPARTMENTS - CONSTANCY TESTS - METHOD FOR X-RAY EQUIPMENT FOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY |
| BS 7725-3.3(1997) : 1997 | EVALUATION AND ROUTINE TESTING IN MEDICAL IMAGING DEPARTMENTS - CHEMICAL METHODS - IMAGING PERFORMANCE ON X-RAY EQUIPMENT FOR DIGITAL SUBTRACTION ANGIOGRAPHY (DSA) |
| BS 5724-2.15:1989 | Medical electrical equipment. Particular requirements for safety Specification for capacitor discharge X-ray generators |
| BS 7725-2.1:1994 | Evaluation and routine testing in medical imaging departments. Constancy tests Method for film processors |
| BS EN 61262-1:1995 | Characteristics of electro-optical X-ray image intensifiers for medical electrical equipment. Determination of the entrance field size |
| BS EN 60601-2-9:1997 | Medical electrical equipment. Particular requirements for safety Specification for patient contact dosemeters used in radiotherapy with electrically connected radiation detectors |
| IEC 60050-391:1975 | International Electrotechnical Vocabulary (IEV) - Part 391: Detection and measurement of ionizing radiation by electric means |
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