<abstract xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The paper gives an outlook of history, present and future of international (IEC) and European (EN) standards relating to diagnostic radiology equipment. These standards may be safety, quality assurance or performance standards; all of them include testing methods. Elaboration and publication of a new series of safety standards is in progress.</p><p>Acceptance and conformance testing activity of the accredited Radiohygiene Department Laboratory of NRIRR according to these standards is reported.</p></abstract>

The paper gives an outlook of history, present and future of international (IEC) and European (EN) standards relating to diagnostic radiology equipment. These standards may be safety, quality assurance or performance standards; all of them include testing methods. Elaboration and publication of a new series of safety standards is in progress.Acceptance and conformance testing activity of the accredited Radiohygiene Department Laboratory of NRIRR according to these standards is reported.

IEC/EN standards relating to diagnostic radiology equipment, and testing according to these standards

National Research Institute for Radiobiology and Radiohygiene (NRIRR), Budapest, Hungary

IEC & CENELEC TC62 Hungarian National Committee, Budapest, Hungary

Polish Journal of Medical Physics and Engineering

The paper gives an outlook of history, present and future of international (IEC) and European (EN) standards relating to diagnostic radiology equipment. These...

IEC/EN standards relating to diagnostic radiology equipment, and testing according to these standards

Published Online: Apr 14, 2009

Page range: 99 - 111

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10013-008-0009-x

Keywords
diagnostic radiology, standardization, safety, quality assurance, International Electrotechnical Commission

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IEC/EN standards relating to diagnostic radiology equipment, and testing according to these standards

Published Online: Apr 14, 2009

Page range: 99 - 111

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10013-008-0009-x

Keywordsdiagnostic radiology, standardization, safety, quality assurance, International Electrotechnical Commission

This content is open access.

Keywords
diagnostic radiology, standardization, safety, quality assurance, International Electrotechnical Commission