INTRODUCTION
1 Scope and object
1.1 Scope
1.2 Object
2 Normative references
3 Terminology
3.1 Degree of requirements
3.2 Use of terms
3.3 Defined terms
4 General aspects of ACCEPTANCE TESTS
4.1 General conditions to be considered in test
procedures
4.2 Documents and data for the tests
4.3 Test conditions
4.4 Scope of tests
4.5 Test equipment including PHANTOMS and TEST
DEVICES
4.6 Evaluating the test results
5 Test methods for dental X-RAY EQUIPMENT with intra-oral
X-RAY IMAGE RECEPTOR
5.1 Visual and functional tests
5.2 *X-RAY TUBE VOLTAGE
5.3 *TOTAL FILTRATION
5.4 *FOCAL SPOT of the X-RAY TUBE
5.5 Limitation and alignment of the X-RAY BEAM
5.6 FOCAL SPOT TO SKIN DISTANCE
5.7 *Reproducibility of RADIATION OUTPUT
5.8 LINE PAIR RESOLUTION
5.9 LOW CONTRAST RESOLUTION
6 Test methods for dental panoramic X-RAY EQUIPMENT with
extra-oral X-RAY IMAGE RECEPTOR
6.1 Visual and functional tests
6.2 X-RAY TUBE VOLTAGE
6.3 TOTAL FILTRATION
6.4 FOCAL SPOT of the X-RAY TUBE
6.5 Limitation and alignment of the X-RAY BEAM
6.6 FOCAL SPOT TO SKIN DISTANCE
6.7 Reproducibility of RADIATION OUTPUT
6.8 LINE PAIR RESOLUTION
6.9 LOW CONTRAST RESOLUTION
6.10 RADIOGRAPHIC FILM cassettes with INTENSIFYING
SCREENS
6.11 Image homogeneity
6.12 Indicators for patients' positioning
6.13 Panoramic layer
7 Test methods for dental cephalometric X-RAY EQUIPMENT
with extra-oral X-RAY IMAGE RECEPTOR
7.1 Visual and functional tests
7.2 X-RAY TUBE VOLTAGE
7.3 TOTAL FILTRATION
7.4 FOCAL SPOT of the X-RAY TUBE
7.5 Limitation and alignment of the X-RAY BEAM
7.6 FOCAL SPOT TO SKIN DISTANCE
7.7 Reproducibility of RADIATION OUTPUT
7.8 LINE PAIR RESOLUTION
7.9 LOW CONTRAST RESOLUTION
7.10 RADIOGRAPHIC FILM cassettes with INTENSIFYING
SCREENS
8 Test report and statement of compliance
Annex A (normative) Terminology - Index of defined terms
Annex B (informative) Examples of requirements (accuracy,
tolerances, discrepancies) according
to actual IEC standards or state of
the art
Annex C (informative) ACCEPTANCE TEST for processing of
non-screen dental X-RAY films (non-
screen film)
Bibliography
Annex ZA (normative) Normative references to international
publications with their corresponding
European publications
Figure 1 - Dental - X-RAY EQUIPMENT with intra-oral X-RAY
IMAGE RECEPTOR measuring arrangement for AIR KERMA
and resolution
Figure 2 - Dental X-RAY EQUIPMENT with intra-oral X-RAY IMAGE
RECEPTOR measuring arrangement for AIR KERMA and
resolution
Figure 3 - Dental panoramic X-RAY EQUIPMENT with extra-oral
X-RAY IMAGE RECEPTOR measuring arrangement for
AIR KERMA and resolution
Figure 4 - Example of a dental panoramic X-RAY EQUIPMENT with
extra-oral digital X-RAY IMAGE RECEPTOR measuring
arrangement for AIR KERMA, resolution, image
homogeneity and panoramic layer
Figure 5 - Example of a cephalometric X-RAY EQUIPMENT with
extra-oral X-RAY IMAGE RECEPTOR measuring
arrangement for AIR KERMA and resolution
Figure 6 - Dental PHANTOM (example)
Figure 7 - Dental PHANTOM for digital image acquisition or
processing parts (example)
Table B.1 - Typical values of FOCAL SPOT dimensions for
NORMAL FOCAL SPOT VALUES