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TEST REPORT
IEC 60601–1–3
Medical electrical equipment
Part 1-3: General Requirements for Radiation Protection in Diagnostic
X-Ray Equipment
Testing Laboratory ......................... : SGS-CSTC Standards Technical Services Co., Ltd. - E&E Lab
Guangzhou
Address ............................................ : 198 Kezhu Road, Scientech Park, Guangzhou Economic &
Technology Development District, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
510663
Applicant’s name............................ : Shenzhen Mindray Bio-Medical Electronics Co., Ltd.
Address ............................................ : Mindray Building, Keji 12th Road South, High-tech Industrial Park,
Nanshan, Shenzhen 518057, P.R.China
Test specification:
Standard ........................................... : IEC 60601-1-3:2008 (Second Edition) for use with IEC 60601-1: 2005
(Third Edition)
Test procedure ................................. : SGS-CSTC
Non-standard test method…………..: N/A
Test Report Form No. .................... : IEC60601_1_3D
Test Report Form(s) Originator ........ : Underwriters Laboratories Inc.
Master TRF ...................................... : Dated 2011-06
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Test item description .....................: Radiography System
Trade Mark ....................................... :
Summary of testing:
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5.2.4.2 The following required information provided for each INTENDED USE of EQUIPMENT: P
− RADIATION QUANTITY (ies) useful for assessing the See 4.2.3 in operator’s manual P
RADIATION RISK to PATIENT used for describing the
RADIATION dose to PATIENT
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5.2.4.4 Instructions for use indicate when clinical protocols See 4.2.2 in operator’s manual P
are proposed by MANUFACTURER and preloaded on
EQUIPMENT constitute recommendations to be
applied directly to optimize operation, or when they
are only examples/starting points to be replaced by
specific protocols developed by user ....................:
5.2.4.5 Instructions for use indicate the facts in case there No such condition N/A
is a possibility of PATIENT exposure to RADIATION
dose levels where deterministic effects may occur
in NORMAL USE........................................................:
Particular MODES OF OPERATION, configurations, No such condition N/A
and circumstances in which deterministic effects
may occur are listed, and the following information
is provided:
a) Instructions indicating the need to manage high No such condition N/A
RADIATION doses, and when applicable, instructions
draw attention to the availability of selectable
settings that can have a significant effect on the
RADIATION QUALITY, delivered RADIATION dose, AIR
KERMA, or AIR KERMA RATE and image quality
5.2.4.6 Instructions for use draw attention to restrict See 1 in operator’s manual P
access to the EQUIPMENT in accordance with local
regulations for RADIATION PROTECTION
All information necessary to minimize IRRADIATION See 1 in operator’s manual P
of OPERATORS in NORMAL USE is provided
The following information is provided for each type See 1 in operator’s manual P
of procedure where OPERATORS have to stay during
NORMAL USE in SIGNIFICANT ZONES OF OCCUPANCY:
a) RADIATION dose resulting from operation of the See 4.2.3 in operator’s manual P
EQUIPMENT measured using a specified procedure
b) means to reduce RADIATION dose received by See 1 in operator’s manual P
the OPERATOR, such as RADIATION PROTECTION
provisions provided during installation of
EQUIPMENT, precautions in use, and adjustments of
EQUIPMENT settings
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6 RADIATION MANAGEMENT --
6.1 X-RAY EQUIPMENT enables management of the The X-radiation to the patient P
delivery of X-RADIATION to PATIENT in a safe and comply with the requirement
effective way
Measures taken according to 6.3 to 6.7 to achieve See 6.3 to 6.7 P
an acceptable dose-benefit balance
6.2 Initiation and termination of the IRRADIATION P
6.2.1 Each LOADING is initiated and maintained by means By the hand switch of operator P
of a control requiring continuous actuation by the console
OPERATOR and the OPERATOR can terminate the
LOADING at any time
Controls by which the LOADING of an X-RAY TUBE can By indicate lights on the table P
be initiated are protected against unintended of the operator console
actuation using means compatible with the INTENDED
USE of the X-RAY EQUIPMENT
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RADIATION QUALITY can be adjusted over a suitable The voltage , current and time P
range in line with the INTENDED USE of X-RAY can be adjusted
EQUIPMENT
Means provided at or near each X-RAY SOURCE Not provision to select more N/A
ASSEMBLY to indicate that this X-RAY SOURCE than one x-ray source
ASSEMBLY has been selected where X-RAY assembly
EQUIPMENT has provisions to initiate LOADING of more
than one X-RAY SOURCE ASSEMBLY from a single
location
6.4.2 LOADING STATE is unambiguously indicated in The indicator and the change P
NORMAL USE and SINGLE FAULT CONDITIONS to the of the software interface are
OPERATOR and others who are likely to be exposed obvious
to X-RADIATION
Termination is unambiguously indicated to the Termination of the loading P
OPERATOR by an audible signal when termination of state is a beep which can be
the LOADING STATE is determined by EQUIPMENT in heard by the operator
NORMAL USE
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7 RADIATION QUALITY --
7.1 RADIATION QUALITY of X-RAY BEAM provided by the X- Comply with the requirement P
RAY EQUIPMENT is appropriate to produce intended
images without unnecessary high DOSES to PATIENT
TOTAL FILTRATION in the beam is sufficient to prevent E7876X: 1,3mmAl/75kV P
unnecessary high DOSES to PATIENT
H1086X: 2,5mmAl/75kV
Collimator 1mmAL fixed and
0.5 or 1mmAL adjustable
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The first HALF-VALUE LAYERS attained in the X-RAY See appended Table 7.1A P
BEAM incident on the PATIENT IN X-RAY EQUIPMENT, for
all configurations available in NORMAL USE, were not
less than the minimum permissible values given in
Table 3, except when the X-RAY EQUIPMENT was
exempted by a particular standard ..........................:
Alternatively, the TOTAL FILTRATION arising from See appended Table 7.1B N/A
materials in the X-RAY BEAM incident on the PATIENT
Not verified by the filtration
was not less than 2,5 mm AL QUALITY EQUIVALENT
FILTRATION, except when the X-RAY EQUIPMENT was
exempted by a particular standard ..........................:
7.2 The distribution of X-RAY TUBE VOLTAGES during The distribution of the x-ray P
LOADING did not produce excessive increase in low tube voltage during loading
energy RADIATION in the X-RAY BEAM, in particular, as comply with the requirement
applied to the following:
− rising phase of X-RAY TUBE VOLTAGE Rising phase inspected P
− falling phase of X-RAY TUBE VOLTAGE, and Falling phase inspected P
− shape and amplitude of X-RAY TUBE VOLTAGE Ripple inspected P
RIPPLE
X-RAY TUBE VOLTAGE waveform in conjunction with See RISK MANAGEMENT Table P
TOTAL FILTRATION in X-RAY EQUIPMENT resulting in an 7.2
acceptable RADIATION dose for the INTENDED USE is
determined in the RISK MANAGEMENT FILE or by
application of a particular standard..........................:
7.3 Indication of FILTER properties P
− Means provided to indicate the PERMANENT Marked on the X-ray tube and P
FILTRATION IN THE X-RAY BEAM................................ : detailed in the user manual
− Means provided to indicate thickness and mmAl P
chemical composition of each ADDED FILTER ......... :
- X-RAY TUBE ASSEMBLIES marked with their E7876X: 1,3mmAl/75kV P
PERMANENT FILTRATION or thickness of materials
H1086X: 2,5mmAl/75kV
concerned together with their chemical symbols .. :
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The layers do not exceed a QUALITY EQUIVALENT Such layers did not considered P
FILTRATION of 0,2 mm Al and are not intended to be
taken into account as part of the TOTAL FILTRATION
required for compliance with 4th paragraph of 7.1,
therefore, they are not marked
− The selected ADDED FILTER is indicated on the Not by remote control or N/A
CONTROL PANEL when X-RAY EQUIPMENT has automatic systems
provisions to select ADDED FILTERS by remote control
or automatic systems
X-RAY TUBE ASSEMBLIES, filtering materials, and User manual and marking P
ADDED FILTERS inspected; and ACCOMPANYING inspected
DOCUMENTS reviewed for verification
7.4 FILTRATION by irremovable materials in the X-RAY Determined not by test N/A
SOURCE ASSEMBLY determined by adding the values
of QUALITY EQUIVALENT FILTRATION from each
irremovable layer of material intercepting the X-RAY
BEAM ...................................................................... :
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A RADIATION QUALITY appropriate to the low-energy The added filters provided in N/A
side of the discontinuity used when the QUALITY mmAl
EQUIVALENT FILTRATION of an EDGE FILTER was to be
determined
7.6 The first HALF-VALUE LAYER under NARROW BEAM See appended Table 7.1 P
CONDITIONS with the X-RAY EQUIPMENT operating at
selected values of X-RAY TUBE VOLTAGE ................:
8.3 X-RAY TUBE ASSEMBLY does not have a RADIATION Not larger than needed to P
APERTURE larger than needed to provide the provide the largest X-ray beam
largest X-RAY BEAM required for its specified required for its specified
applications applications
RADIATION APERTURE is restricted to the appropriate Such device provided to limit P
size by means of a fixed-size DIAPHRAGM fitted as the radiation aperture
close as practicable to the FOCAL SPOT
8.4 Contribution of EXTRA-FOCAL RADIATION to X-RAY The radiation beam limited P
IMAGE RECEPTOR and to PATIENT dose is limited to an
acceptable level in accordance with the particular
standards
Technical description and design data were See user manual appendix A P
reviewed for verification ............................................ :
8.5 Relationship between X-RAY FIELD and IMAGE RECEPTION AREA P
8.5.1 X-RAY BEAM can be safely directed and aligned in See also Clause 8.5.3 P
relation to PATIENT and to X-RAY IMAGE RECEPTOR as
appropriate to the specified applications to ensure X-
RAY EQUIPMENT can be used without excessive RISK
of administering RADIATION to PATIENT, from which
useful diagnostic information cannot be derived ...... :
8.5.2 – particular values or ranges of FOCAL SPOT TO IMAGE See appendix A in user manual P
RECEPTOR DISTANCE for NORMAL USE are included in
ACCOMPANYING DOCUMENTS ....................................... :
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– currently selected value of FOCAL SPOT TO IMAGE Measured by the ruler attached P
RECEPTOR DISTANCE is indicated on the EQUIPMENT to the X-ray tube assembly
when the value is adjustable and the specified
applications require the value to be known to
operator prior to LOADING
– FOCAL SPOT TO IMAGE RECEPTOR DISTANCE does not Not more than 5% P
differ from any corresponding value indicated on the
EQUIPMENT or any corresponding value stated in the
ACCOMPANYING DOCUMENTS by more than 5 % ......... :
8.5.3 Correspondence between X-RAY FIELD and EFFECTIVE IMAGE RECEPTION AREA P
Means provided to adjust the X-RAY FIELD position According to IEC60601-2-54 P
and size correspond to the EFFECTIVE IMAGE
RECEPTION AREA within an acceptable accuracy
according to the particular standards or the RISK
MANAGEMENT FILE ....................................................... :
8.5.4 The extent of irradiated area can be restricted to the Can be restricted by the X-ray P
clinically required value for the INTENDED USE tube assembly
All areas on the PATIENT body that are permitted to Comply with the requirement P
be scanned are visible on the image
9.2 Effects of changes in the FOCAL SPOT TO SKIN See 2.2.3.2 in user manual P
DISTANCE on the RADIATION dose to the PATIENT are
described in instructions for use ........................... :
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Instructions for use indicate the possible adverse See appendix A in user manual P
effects of materials located in the X-RAY BEAM for
diagnostic X-RAY EQUIPMENT specified for use in
combination with accessories or other items not
forming part of the same or other diagnostic X-RAY
EQUIPMENT
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RADIATION dose acceptable within INTENDED USE See RISK MANAGEMENT Table P
and resulting from LEAKAGE RADIATION is 12.1
determined in RISK MANAGEMENT FILE or by
application of a particular standard for PATIENT
relative to RADIATION dose from examination and
other persons, relative to the dose from X-RADIATION
scattered off the PATIENT ...........................................:
LEAKAGE RADIATION does not contribute significantly Does not contribute P
to RADIATION dose received by OPERATOR, other significantly
persons present in examination room during
LOADING, and parts of the PATIENT body other than
those being scanned
12.2 X-RAY SOURCE ASSEMBLIES and X-RAY IMAGE Need not be hand held during P
RECEPTOR need not be hand held during LOADING in loading in normal use
NORMAL USE
Maximum specified energy input in one hour was Not corresponding to total N/A
the value permitted by LOADING in RADIOGRAPHY at current time product
the applicable X-RAY TUBE VOLTAGE according to
RADIOGRAPHIC RATINGS corresponding to a total
CURRENT TIME PRODUCT, or
12.4 In the LOADING STATE operating at NOMINAL X-RAY Not exceed 1mGy/h P
TUBE VOLTAGE, the AIR KERMA at 1 m from the FOCAL
SPOT did not exceed 1.0 mGy in 1 hour .................. :
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13.1 Appropriate measures to protect the OPERATOR and See 13.2 to 13.5 P
staff against STRAY RADIATION have been taken .....:
13.2 Means provided to allow implementation of the Means provided P
following control functions from a PROTECTED AREA
after installation for X-RAY EQUIPMENT intended
exclusively for examination not requiring the
OPERATOR or staff to be near to PATIENT during
NORMAL USE
A statement indicating the need for provision of No such means needed N/A
means for audio and visual communication
between OPERATOR and PATIENT is included in
ACCOMPANYING DOCUMENTS .................................... :
Distance required and RADIATION dose resulting See Risk management Table N/A
from the STRAY RADIATION is determined in the RISK 13.3
MANAGEMENT FILE or by application of a particular 13.2 applied
standard .................................................................:
Information provided in ACCOMPANYING DOCUMENTS 13.2 applied N/A
on the impact of distance on RADIATION dose when
protection is effected by distance
Possible need for PROTECTIVE DEVICES and 13.2 applied N/A
PROTECTIVE CLOTHING, as appropriate for the
workload involved, is stated in ACCOMPANYING
DOCUMENTS
EQUIPMENT, the RISK MANAGEMENT FILE, and the See Risk management Table N/A
ACCOMPANYING DOCUMENTS inspected and 13.3
reviewed for verification .........................................: 13.2 applied
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13.4 At least one SIGNIFICANT ZONE OF OCCUPANCY for Not requires the operator or N/A
use of the OPERATOR and staff, designated in the staff to be close to the patient
instructions for use, provided for X-RAY EQUIPMENT during normal use
intended for RADIOLOGICAL examination requiring
the OPERATOR or staff to be near the PATIENT, or X-
RAY EQUIPMENT not complying with 13.2 or 13.3
A floor area to 60 cm x 60 cm and a height 200 Not requires the operator or N/A
cm provided for SIGNIFICANT ZONES OF OCCUPANCY staff to be close to the patient
designated per this sub-clause during normal use
− location of the SIGNIFICANT ZONE OF OCCUPANCY, Not requires the operator or N/A
shown on a representative outline drawing, staff to be close to the patient
indicating the positions of its boundaries relative to during normal use
clearly recognizable features of X-RAY EQUIPMENT
− at least one profile of STRAY RADIATION in the Not requires the operator or N/A
SIGNIFICANT ZONE OF OCCUPANCY with respect to the staff to be close to the patient
height above the floor, under stated representative during normal use
operating conditions
At least one profile contains the point with the Not requires the operator or N/A
highest dose level (e.g., See Figure 1) staff to be close to the patient
during normal use
− information about the effectiveness of Not requires the operator or N/A
PROTECTIVE DEVICES together with appropriate staff to be close to the patient
information about their application and use during normal use
provided when removable PROTECTIVE DEVICES are
specified for use with X-RAY EQUIPMENT
− details of the test arrangement used Not requires the operator or N/A
staff to be close to the patient
during normal use
− instructions for obtaining the LOADING FACTORS Not requires the operator or N/A
used for testing when these are controlled only by staff to be close to the patient
an AUTOMATIC CONTROL SYSTEM during normal use
13.5 Handgrips and control devices handled during Hand switch provided N/A
LOADING are not positioned in the X-RAY BEAM
13.6 - Levels of STRAY RADIATION did not exceed the See appended Tables 13.6A & N/A
permissible values ...................................................: 13.6B
Not protected by distance or
occupied area
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Tests conducted in accordance with 13.6a) through Not protected by distance or N/A
13.6i) occupied area
6.4.3 RM RESULTS TABLE: Indication of LOADING FACTORS and MODES OF OPERATION N/A
Clause of Document Ref. in RMF Result – Remarks Verdict
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2-54
4.3 / / /
Supplementary information:
RISK MANAGEMENT is not required if particular standard is used.
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7.1A Table: Measured first HALF-VALUE LAYER for all configurations in NORMAL USE P
Specified Application X-RAY TUBE VOLTAGE Minimum permissible Measured first HALF-
(KV) first HALF-VALUE LAYER VALUE LAYER
(mm Al) (mm Al)
X-Ray tube assembly: E7876X
Radiography 40 1,4 1,49
50 1,8 2,4
60 2,2 2,4
70 2,5 2,8
80 2,9 3,2
90 3,2 3,5
100 3,6 3,8
110 3,9 4,1
120 4,3 4,5
130 4,7 4,7
140 5,0 5,0
150 5,4 5,4
X-Ray tube assembly: H1086X
Radiography 40 1,4 1,49
50 1,8 2,4
60 2,2 2,4
70 2,5 2,8
80 2,9 3,2
90 3,2 3,5
100 3,6 3,8
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7.5 Table: Measurement of the thickness of aluminium resulting in the same first N/A
HALF-VALUE LAYER in
accordance with Table 3
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(mm Al)
/ / / /
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Supplementary information: The added filters is aluminium
7.6 Table: Measurement of first HALF-VALUE LAYER under NARROW BEAM CONDITIONS P
with X-RAY EQUIPMENT operating at X-RAY TUBE VOLTAGES in Table 3 at
corresponding LOADING FACTORS in NORMAL USE
Specified Application X-RAY TUBE VOLTAGE Minimum permissible Measured first HALF-
(KV) first HALF-VALUE LAYER VALUE LAYER
(mm Al) (mm Al)
/ / / /
/ / / /
Supplementary information: see table 7.1
8.1 RM RESULTS TABLE: Limitation of the extent of the X-RAY BEAM (General) N/A
Clause of Document Ref. in RMF Result – Remarks Verdict
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14971
4.2 / By using particular standards IEC60601-2-54 /
4.3 / / /
4.4 / / /
5 / / /
6.2 / / /
6.3 / / /
6.4 / / /
Supplementary information:
RISK MANAGEMENT is not required if particular standard is used.
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12.5 Table: Measured LEAKAGE RADIATION when not in the LOADING STATE P
Conditions of NORMAL USE Allowed limit Averaged
Points of Mode of CURRENT, (mA) or X-RAY TUBE of LEAKAGE LEAKAGE
measurements operation CURRENT TIME PRODUCT, VOLTAGE, RADIATION RADIATION
(mAs) (kV) (mGy/h) (mGy/h)
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13.2 RM RESULTS TABLE: Control of X-RAY EQUIPMENT from a PROTECTED AREA N/A
Clause of Document Ref. in RMF Result - Remarks Verdict
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14971
4.2 / No exceptions /
4.3 / / /
Supplementary information: See also 13.3
RISK MANAGEMENT is not required if there is no exception or particular standard is used.
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Frequently / / /
Supplementary information:
Not protected by distance or occupied area