Table of Contents

FOREWORD
INTRODUCTION
201.1 Scope, object and related standards
201.2 Normative references
201.3 Terms and definitions
201.4 General requirements
201.5 General requirements for testing ME
       EQUIPMENT
201.6 Classification of ME EQUIPMENT and ME
       SYSTEMS
201.7 ME EQUIPMENT identification, marking and
      documents
201.8 Protection against electrical HAZARDS from ME
       EQUIPMENT
201.9 Protection against MECHANICAL HAZARDS of
       ME EQUIPMENT and ME SYSTEMS
201.10 Protection against unwanted and excessive
       radiation HAZARDS
201.11 Protection against excessive temperatures and
       other HAZARDS
201.12 Accuracy of controls and instruments and protection
       against hazardous outputs
201.13 HAZARDOUS SITUATIONS and fault conditions
201.14 PROGRAMMABLE ELECTRICAL MEDICAL
       SYSTEMS (PEMS)
201.15 Construction of ME EQUIPMENT
201.16 ME SYSTEMS
201.17 ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY of ME
       EQUIPMENT and ME SYSTEMS
206 Usability
Annexes
Annex B (informative) - Sequence of testing
Annex I (informative) - ME SYSTEMS aspects
Bibliography
Index of defined terms
Annex ZA (normative) - Normative references to international
         publications with their corresponding European publications
Annex ZZ (informative) - Coverage of Essential Requirements of EU
         Directives

Abstract

Pertains to the BASIC SAFETY and ESSENTIAL PERFORMANCE of ELECTRON ACCELERATORS, hereafter referred to as ME EQUIPMENT, in the range 1 MeV to 50 MeV, used for treatment of PATIENTS.

General Product Information

Published
Document Type	Standard
Status	Current
Publisher	British Standards Institution
Pages
ISBN
Committee	CH/62/3
Supersedes	01/561347 DC : DRAFT APRIL 2001 08/30168475 DC : DRAFT APR 2008 BS 5724-2.1:SUPP1(1991) : 1991 BS 5724-2.1(1998) : 1998 BS 5724-2.1(1989) : 1989 95/563441 DC : DRAFT JAN 1996 11/30253577 DC : 0