• SN EN 61223-3-4 : 2000

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    EVALUATION AND ROUTINE TESTING IN MEDICAL IMAGING DEPARTMENTS - PART 3-4: ACCEPTANCE TEST; IMAGING PERFORMANCE OF DENTAL X-RAY EQUIPMENT

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    Published date:  12-01-2013

    Publisher:  Swiss Standards

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    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

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    Applicable to components of dental x-ray equipment using radiographic imaging systems, influencing the image quality and patient dose. Applicable to performance of the acceptance test on dental x-ray equipment with intra-oral x-ray image receptor and dental x-ray equipment with extra-oral x-ray image receptor. Is also applicable to dental film and dental image acquisition and processing.

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