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I.S. EN IEC 61689:2022

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Ultrasonics - Physiotherapy systems - Field specifications and methods of measurement in the frequency range 0,5 MHz to 5 MHz (IEC 61689:2022)

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Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

09-05-2022

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FOREWORD
INTRODUCTION
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Symbols
5 Ultrasonic field specifications
6 Conditions of measurement and test equipment used
7 Type testing reference procedures and measurements
8 Routine measurement procedure
9 Sampling and uncertainty determination
Annex A (normative) Guidance for performance and safety
Annex B (normative) Raster scan measurement and analysis procedures
Annex C (normative) Diametrical or line scan measurement and analysis procedures
Annex D (informative) Rationale concerning the beam cross-sectional area definition
Annex E (informative) Factor used to convert the beam cross-sectional area (ABCS) at the face of th treatment head to the effective radiating area (AER)
Annex F (informative) Determining acoustic power through radiation force measurements
Annex G (informative) Validity of low-power measurements of the beam crosssectional area (ABCS)
Annex H (informative) Influence of hydrophone effective diameter
Annex I (informative) Effective radiating area measurements using a radiation force balance and absorbing apertures
Annex J (informative) Guidance on uncertainty determination
Annex K (informative) Examples of pulse duration and pulse repetition period of amplitude modulated waves
Bibliography

This document is applicable to ultrasonic equipment designed for physiotherapy containing an ultrasonic transducer generating continuous or quasi-continuous (e.g. tone burst) wave ultrasound in the frequency range 0,5 MHz to 5 MHz.

Committee
IEC/TC 87
DocumentType
Standard
ISBN
978-2-8322-1080-0
Pages
144
ProductNote
This standard also refers to IEC TR 60854 The date of any NSAI previous adoption may not match the date of its original CEN/CENELEC document.
PublisherName
National Standards Authority of Ireland
Status
Current
Supersedes

Standards Relationship
IEC 61689:2022 Identical
EN IEC 61689:2022 Identical

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