IEC 61331-3:1998

Protective devices against diagnostic medical X-radiation - Part 3: Protective clothing and protective devices for gonads

IEC 61331-3:1998 applies to protective devices such as protective clothing for the protection of persons against X-radiation up to 150 kV, during radiological examinations and interventional procedures. It deals with general requirements on the accompanying documents, and on the design and materials used and with standard sizes, particular design features, minimum attenuation properties of materials, marking and standardized forms of statements of compliance with this standard. IEC 61331-3 covers protective clothing mainly for the protection of the operator, such as protective aprons, protective gloves, and protective mittens. It covers protective devices for gonads mainly for the protection of the patient, such as protective gonad aprons, scrotum shields, ovary shields, shadow shields.

Dispositifs de protection radiologique contre les rayonnements X pour diagnostic médical - Partie 3: Vêtements de protection et dispositifs de protection des gonades

La CEI 61331-3:1998 s'applique aux dispositifs de protection radiologique tels que les vêtements de protection radiologique pour la protection des personnes contre les rayonnements X jusqu'à 150 kV, au cours des examens radiologiques et des procédures interventionnelles. La présente norme traite des exigences générales relatives aux documents d'accompagnement concernant la conception ainsi que les matériaux utilisés et des tailles normalisées, des caractéristiques de conception particulières, des propriétés d'atténuation minimales des matériaux, du marquage et des formes normalisées de déclaration de conformité avec la présente norme. Elle couvre les vêtements de protection radiologique principalement destinés à la protection de l'opérateur, tels que les tabliers de protection radiologique, les gants de protection radiologique et les moufles de protection radiologique. Elle couvre aussi les dispositifs de protection radiologique des gonades pour la protection du patient, tels que les tabliers de protection radiologique des gonades, les écrans de protection radiologique du scrotum, les écrans de protection radiologique des ovaires et les écrans de protection anti-rayonnement.

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 05-Nov-1998
• ICS: 11.040.50 - Radiographic equipment
• Technical Committee: SC 62B - Medical imaging equipment, software, and systems
• Current Stage: DELPUB - Deleted Publication
• Completion Date: 07-May-2014

Relations

• Revised: IEC 61331-3:2014 - Protective devices against diagnostic medical X-radiation - Part 3: Protective clothing, eyewear and protective patient shields
• Effective Date: 05-Sep-2023

Standards Content (Sample)

INTERNATIONAL
IEC
STANDARD
61331-3
First edition
1998-11
Protective devices against diagnostic
medical X-radiation –
Part 3:
Protective clothing and protective devices
for gonads
Dispositifs de protection radiologique
contre les rayonnements X pour diagnostic médical –
Partie 3:
Vêtements et dispositifs de protection radiologique
des gonades
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INTERNATIONAL
IEC
STANDARD
61331-3
First edition
1998-11
Protective devices against diagnostic
medical X-radiation –
Part 3:
Protective clothing and protective devices
for gonads
Dispositifs de protection radiologique
contre les rayonnements X pour diagnostic médical –
Partie 3:
Vêtements et dispositifs de protection radiologique
des gonades
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CONTENTS
Page
FOREWORD 4
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Clause
1 Scope and object 5
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1.1 Scope 5
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1.2 Object 5
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2 Normative references 5
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3 Terminology 6
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3.1 Degree of requirements 6
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3.2 Use of terms 6
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3.3 Defined terms 6
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4 General 6
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4.1 ACCOMPANYING DOCUMENTS 6
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4.2 Language of the ACCOMPANYING DOCUMENTS 7
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4.3 General requirement on marking 7
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4.4 Design 7
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4.5 Materials 7
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5PROTECTIVE APRONS 8
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5.1 Design 8
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5.2 Materials 8
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5.3 Dimensions 9
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5.4 Marking 9
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5.5 Statement of compliance 10
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6PROTECTIVE GLOVES 10
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6.1 Design 10
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6.2 Materials 11
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6.3 Dimensions 11
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6.4 Marking 11
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6.5 Statement of compliance 12
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7PROTECTIVE MITTENS 12
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7.1 Design 12
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7.2 Materials 13
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7.3 Dimensions 13
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7.4 Marking 13
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7.5 Statement of compliance 14
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8PROTECTIVE GONAD APRONS 14
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8.1 Design 14
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8.2 Materials 14
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8.3 Dimensions 14
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8.4 Marking 15
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8.5 Statement of compliance 15
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Clause Page
9SCROTUM SHIELDS 15
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9.1 Design 16
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9.2 Materials 16
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9.3 Dimensions 16
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9.4 Marking 16
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9.5 Statement of compliance 17
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10 OVARY SHIELDS 17
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10.1 Design 17
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10.2 Materials 17
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10.3 Dimensions 17
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10.4 Marking 17
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10.5 Statement of compliance 18
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11 SHADOW SHIELDS 18
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11.1 Design 18
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11.2Materials 18
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11.3Dimensions 18
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11.4Marking 18
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11.5 Statement of compliance 19
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Tables
1 Standard sizes of PROTECTIVE APRONS 9
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2 Standard sizes of PROTECTIVE GLOVES 11
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3 Standard sizes of PROTECTIVE GONAD APRONS 15
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Figures
1 Inside dimensions of PROTECTIVE GLOVES 11
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2 Inside minimum dimensions of PROTECTIVE MITTENS 13
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Annexes
A Terminology – Index of defined terms 20
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B Bibliography 21
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INTERNATIONAL ELECTROTECHNICAL COMMISSION
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PROTECTIVE DEVICES AGAINST DIAGNOSTIC MEDICAL X-RADIATION –
Part 3: Protective clothing and protective devices for gonads
FOREWORD
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International Standard IEC 61331-3 has been prepared by subcommittee 62B: Diagnostic
imaging equipment, of IEC technical committee 62: Electrical equipment in medical practice.
The text of this part is based on the following documents:
FDIS Report on voting
62B/347/FDIS 62B/357/RVD
Full information on the voting for the approval of this part can be found in the report on voting
indicated in the above table.
Annex A forms an integral part of this standard.
Annex B is for information only.
A bilingual version of this standard may be issued at a later date.

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PROTECTIVE DEVICES AGAINST DIAGNOSTIC MEDICAL X-RADIATION –
Part 3: Protective clothing and protective devices for gonads
1 Scope and object
1.1 Scope
This part of International Standard IEC 61331 applies to PROTECTIVE DEVICES such as
PROTECTIVE CLOTHING for the protection of persons against X-RADIATION up to 150 kV, during
RADIOLOGICAL examinations and interventional procedures.
NOTE – PROTECTIVE DEVICES are not intended by themselves to provide complete protection of persons, but are
used to reduce the dose to persons where other methods of protection against X-RADIATION are insufficient or not
applicable.
1.2 Object
This standard deals with:
– general requirements on the ACCOMPANYING DOCUMENTS, and on design and materials used;
– standard sizes, particular design features, minimum ATTENUATION properties of materials,
marking and standardized forms of statements of compliance with this standard.
It covers PROTECTIVE CLOTHING mainly for the protection of the OPERATOR, such as:
– PROTECTIVE APRONS;
– PROTECTIVE GLOVES;
– PROTECTIVE MITTENS;
and PROTECTIVE DEVICES for gonads for the protection of the PATIENT, such as:
– PROTECTIVE GONAD APRONS;
– SCROTUM SHIELDS;
–
...

IEC 61331-3 ®
Edition 1.0 1998-11
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
NORME
INTERNATIONALE
Protective devices against diagnostic medical X-radiation –
Part 3: Protective clothing and protective devices for gonads

Dispositifs de protection radiologique contre les rayonnements X pour
diagnostic médical –
Partie 3: Vêtements de protection et dispositifs de protection des gonades

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IEC 61331-3 ®
Edition 1.0 1998-11
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
NORME
INTERNATIONALE
Protective devices against diagnostic medical X-radiation –

Part 3: Protective clothing and protective devices for gonads

Dispositifs de protection radiologique contre les rayonnements X pour

diagnostic médical –
Partie 3: Vêtements de protection et dispositifs de protection des gonades

INTERNATIONAL
ELECTROTECHNICAL
COMMISSION
COMMISSION
ELECTROTECHNIQUE
PRICE CODE
INTERNATIONALE
CODE PRIX S
ICS 11.040.50 ISBN 978-2-83220-531-0

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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 4

1 Scope and object . 5
1.1 Scope . 5
1.2 Object . 5
2 Normative references. 5
3 Terminology . 6
3.1 Degree of requirements . 6
3.2 Use of terms . 6
3.3 Defined terms . 6
4 General . 6
4.1 ACCOMPANYING DOCUMENTS . 6
4.2 Language of the ACCOMPANYING DOCUMENTS . 7
4.3 General requirement on marking . 7
4.4 Design . 7
4.5 Materials . 7
5 PROTECTIVE APRONS . 8
5.1 Design . 8
5.2 Materials . 8
5.3 Dimensions . 9
5.4 Marking . 9
5.5 Statement of compliance . 10
6 PROTECTIVE GLOVES . 10
6.1 Design . 10
6.2 Materials . 11
6.3 Dimensions . 11
6.4 Marking . 12
6.5 Statement of compliance . 12
7 PROTECTIVE MITTENS . 13
7.1 Design . 13
7.2 Materials . 13
7.3 Dimensions . 13
7.4 Marking . 14
7.5 Statement of compliance . 14
8 PROTECTIVE GONAD APRONS . 15
8.1 Design . 15
8.2 Materials . 15
8.3 Dimensions . 15
8.4 Marking . 15
8.5 Statement of compliance . 16
9 SCROTUM SHIELDS . 16
9.1 Design . 16
9.2 Materials . 16
9.3 Dimensions . 16

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9.4 Marking . 17
9.5 Statement of compliance . 17
10 OVARY SHIELDS . 17
10.1 Design . 17
10.2 Materials . 17
10.3 Dimensions . 17
10.4 Marking . 18
10.5 Statement of compliance . 18
11 SHADOW SHIELDS . 18
11.1 Design . 18
11.2 Materials . 18
11.3 Dimensions . 18
11.4 Marking . 19
11.5 Statement of compliance . 19

Annex A (normative) Terminology – Index of defined terms . 20
Annex B (informative) Bibliography . 21

Figure 1 – Inside dimensions of PROTECTIVE GLOVES . 12
Figure 2 – Inside minimum dimensions of PROTECTIVE MITTENS . 14

Table 1 – Standard sizes of PROTECTIVE APRONS . 9
Table 2 – Standard sizes of PROTECTIVE GLOVES . 11
Table 3 – Standard sizes of PROTECTIVE GONAD APRONS . 15

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Part 3: Protective clothing and protective devices for gonads

FOREWORD
1) The IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission) is a worldwide organization for standardization comprising
all national electrotechnical committees (IEC National Committees). The object of the IEC is to promote
international co-operation on all questions concerning standardization in the electrical and electronic fields. To
this end and in addition to other activities, the IEC publishes International Standards. Their preparation is
entrusted to technical committees; any IEC National Committee interested in the subject dealt with may
participate in this preparatory
...