SIST EN 60601-2-37:2008
(Main)Medical electrical equipment -- Part 2-37: Particular requirements for the basic safety and essential performance of ultrasonic medical diagnostic and monitoring equipment
Medical electrical equipment -- Part 2-37: Particular requirements for the basic safety and essential performance of ultrasonic medical diagnostic and monitoring equipment
This International Standard applies to the BASIC SAFETY and ESSENTIAL PERFORMANCE of ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC EQUIPMENT as defined in 201.3.217, hereinafter referred to as ME EQUIPMENT. If a clause or subclause is specifically intended to be applicable to ME EQUIPMENT only, or to ME SYSTEMS only, the title and content of that clause or subclause will say so. If that is not the case, the clause or subclause applies both to ME EQUIPMENT and to ME SYSTEMS, as relevant. HAZARDS inherent in the intended physiological function of ME EQUIPMENT or ME SYSTEMS within the scope of this standard are not covered by specific requirements in this standard except in 7.2.13 and 8.4.1 of this standard.
Medizinische elektrische Ger�te - Teil 2-37: Besondere Festlegungen f�r die Sicherheit einschlie�lich der wesentlichen Leistungsmerkmale von Ultraschallger�ten f�r die medizinische Diagnose und �berwachung
Appareils �lectrom�dicaux -- Partie 2-37: Exigences particuli�res pour la s�curit� de base et les performances essentielles des appareils de diagnostic et de surveillance m�dicaux � ultrasons
S'applique à la sécurité de base et aux performances essentielles des appareils de diagnostic à ultrasons. L'approche et la philosophie utilisées en rédigeant cette norme particulière de sécurité pour les appareils de diagnostic à ultrasons sont cohérentes avec celles des normes actuellement en vigueur de la série des CEI 60601-2-xx, qui s'appliquent à d'autres modalités de diagnostic, telles que les appareils à rayonnement X et les systèmes à résonance magnétique. Dans chacun des cas, la norme de sécurité est prévue pour prescrire une sophistication croissante de l'affichage des indicateurs de sortie et/ou des commandes, en fonction de l'augmentation des niveaux d'énergie dans le champ d'interrogation/d'exploration soumis au diagnostic. Ainsi, pour toutes ces modalités de diagnostic, il est de la responsabilité de l'opérateur d'appréhender le risque relatif à l'énergie de sortie de l'appareil de diagnostic à ultrasons et d'agir convenablement afin d'obtenir les informations de diagnostic requises, avec le risque minimum pour le patient. Cette deuxième édition annule et remplace la première édition publiée en 2001 et ses Amendement 1 (2004) et Amendement 2 (2005). La présente édition regroupe l'édition précédente et ses deux amendements dans un format compatible avec la CEI 60601-1:2005.
Medicinska električna oprema - 2-37.del: Posebne varnostne zahteve za ultrazvočno medicinsko diagnostično in nadzorovalno opremo (IEC 60601-2-37:2007)
Ta mednarodni standard velja za OSNOVNO VARNOST in BISTVENE LASTNOSTI ULTRAZVOČNE DIAGNOSTIČNE OPREME, kot je določeno v 201.3.217, v nadaljevanju ME OPREMA. Če bo točka ali podtočka izrecno namenjena samo uporabi za ME OPREMO ali samo za ME SISTEME, bosta naslov in vsebina te točke ali podtočke to tudi navedla. Sicer točka in podtočka veljata za ustrezno ME OPREMO in ME SISTEME. NEVARNOSTI, ki so del fiziološkega delovanja ME OPREME ali ME SISTEMOV v okviru uporabe tega standarda, niso zajete s posebnimi zahtevami tega standarda, razen v točkah 7.2.13 in 8.4.1 tega standarda.
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2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.Medical electrical equipment - Part 2-37: Particular requirements for the basic safety and essential performance of ultrasonic medical diagnostic and monitoring equipment (IEC 60601-2-37:2007)Appareils électromédicaux - Partie 2-37: Exigences particulières pour la sécurité de base et les performances essentielles des appareils de diagnostic et de surveillance médicaux à ultrasons (CEI 60601-2-37:2007)Medizinische elektrische Geräte - Teil 2-37: Besondere Festlegungen für die Sicherheit einschließlich der wesentlichen Leistungsmerkmale von Ultraschallgeräten für die medizinische Diagnose und Überwachung (IEC 60601-2-37:2007)Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z:EN 60601-2-37:2008SIST EN 60601-2-37:2008en,fr17.140.5011.040.55ICS:SIST EN 60601-2-37:2002/A1:2005SIST EN 60601-2-37:20021DGRPHãþDSLOVENSKI
STANDARDSIST EN 60601-2-37:200801-april-2008
EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 60601-2-37 NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM January 2008
CENELEC European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization Comité Européen de Normalisation Electrotechnique Europäisches Komitee für Elektrotechnische Normung
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ICS 11.040.55; 17.140.50 Supersedes EN 60601-2-37:2001 + A1:2005 + A2:2005
English version
Medical electrical equipment -
Part 2-37: Particular requirements for the basic safety
and essential performance of ultrasonic medical diagnostic
and monitoring equipment (IEC 60601-2-37:2007)
Appareils électromédicaux -
Partie 2-37: Exigences particulières
pour la sécurité de base
et les performances essentielles
des appareils de diagnostic
et de surveillance médicaux à ultrasons (CEI 60601-2-37:2007)
Medizinische elektrische Geräte -
Teil 2-37: Besondere Festlegungen für die Sicherheit einschließlich der wesentlichen Leistungsmerkmale von Ultraschallgeräten für die medizinische Diagnose und Überwachung (IEC 60601-2-37:2007)
This European Standard was approved by CENELEC on 2007-10-01. CENELEC members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration.
Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the Central Secretariat or to any CENELEC member.
This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by translation under the responsibility of a CENELEC member into its own language and notified to the Central Secretariat has the same status as the official versions.
CENELEC members are the national electrotechnical committees of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
EN 60601-2-37:2008
- 2 - Foreword The text of document 62B/624/CDV, future edition 2 of IEC 60601-2-37, prepared by SC 62B, Diagnostic imaging equipment, of IEC TC 62, Electrical equipment in medical practice, was submitted to the IEC-CENELEC parallel Unique Acceptance Procedure and was approved by CENELEC as EN 60601-2-37 on 2007-10-01. This European Standard supersedes EN 60601-2-37:2001 + A1:2005 + A2:2005. EN 60601-2-37:2008 combines EN 60601-2-37:2001 + A1:2005 + A2:2005 into a form compatible with the parent EN 60601-1:2006. The following dates were fixed: – latest date by which the EN has to be implemented
at national level by publication of an identical
national standard or by endorsement
(dop) 2008-08-01 – latest date by which the national standards conflicting
with the EN have to be withdrawn
(dow) 2010-10-01 This European Standard has been prepared under a mandate given to CENELEC by the European Commission and the European Free Trade Association and covers essential requirements of EC Directive 93/42/EEC. See Annex ZZ. In this standard, the following print types are used:
requirements and definitions: in roman type;
test specifications: in italic type;
informative material appearing outside of tables, such as notes, examples and references: in smaller type. Normative text of tables is also in a smaller type;
TERMS DEFINED IN CLAUSE 3 OF THE GENERAL STANDARD, IN THIS PARTICULAR STANDARD OR AS NOTED: IN SMALL CAPITALS. In referring to the structure of this standard, the term – “clause” means one of the seventeen numbered divisions within the table of contents, inclusive of all subdivisions (e.g. Clause 7 includes Subclauses 7.1, 7.2, etc.); –
“subclause” means a numbered subdivision of a clause (e.g. 7.1, 7.2 and 7.2.1 are all subclauses of Clause 7). References to clauses within this standard are preceded by the term “Clause” followed by the clause number. References to subclauses within this standard are by number only.
In this standard, the conjunctive “or” is used as an “inclusive or” so a statement is true if any combination of the conditions is true. The verbal forms used in this standard conform to usage described in Annex H of the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2. For the purposes of this standard, the auxiliary verb
“shall” means that compliance with a requirement or a test is mandatory for compliance with this standard;
“should” means that compliance with a requirement or a test is recommended but is not mandatory for compliance with this standard;
“may” is used to describe a permissible way to achieve compliance with a requirement or test.
- 3 - EN 60601-2-37:2008 An asterisk (*) as the first character of a title or at the beginning of a paragraph or table title indicates that there is guidance or rationale related to that item in Annex AA. Annexes ZA and ZZ have been added by CENELEC. __________ Endorsement notice The text of the International Standard IEC 60601-2-37:2007 was approved by CENELEC as a European Standard without any modification. __________
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Annex ZA
(normative)
Normative references to international publications with their corresponding European publications
Addition to Annex ZA of EN 60601-1:2006:
Publication
Year Title EN/HD Year IEC 62359 –1) Ultrasonics - Field characterization - Test methods for the determination of thermal and mechanical indices related to medical diagnostic ultrasonic fields EN 62359 20052)
__________
1) Undated reference. 2) Valid edition at date of issue.
- 5 - EN 60601-2-37:2008 Annex ZZ (informative) Coverage of Essential Requirements of EC Directives This European Standard has been prepared under a mandate given to CENELEC by the European Commission and the European Free Trade Association and within its scope the standard covers all relevant essential requirements as given in Annex I of the EC Directive 93/42/EEC. Compliance with this standard provides one means of conformity with the specified essential requirements of the Directive concerned. WARNING: Other requirements and other EC Directives may be applicable to the products falling within the scope of this standard. __________
IEC 60601-2-37Edition 2.0 2007-08INTERNATIONAL STANDARD NORME INTERNATIONALEMedical electrical equipment – Part 2-37: Particular requirements for the basic safety and essential performance of ultrasonic medical diagnostic and monitoring equipment
Appareils électromédicaux – Partie 2-37: Exigences particulières pour la sécurité de base et les performances essentielles des appareils de diagnostic et de surveillance médicaux à ultrasons
INTERNATIONAL ELECTROTECHNICAL COMMISSION COMMISSION ELECTROTECHNIQUE INTERNATIONALE XICS 11.040.55; 17.140.50 PRICE CODECODE PRIXISBN 2-8318-9266-X
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201.1 Scope, object and related standards.7 201.2 Normative references.8 201.3 Terminology and definitions.8 201.4 General requirements.11 201.5 General requirements for testing ME EQUIPMENT.12 201.6 Classification of ME EQUIPMENT and ME SYSTEMS.12 201.7 ME EQUIPMENT identification, marking and documents.12 201.8 Protection against electrical HAZARDS from ME EQUIPMENT.15 201.9 Protection against MECHANICAL HAZARDS of ME EQUIPMENT and ME SYSTEMS.16 201.10 Protection against unwanted and excessive radiation HAZARDS.16 201.11 Protection against excessive temperatures and other HAZARDS.17 201.12 Accuracy of controls and instruments and protection against hazardous outputs.21 201.13 Hazardous situations and fault conditions.22 201.14 PROGRAMMABLE ELECTRICAL MEDICAL SYSTEMS (PEMS).23 201.15 Construction of ME EQUIPMENT.23 201.16 ME SYSTEMS.23 201.17 *Electromagnetic compatibility of ME EQUIPMENT and ME SYSTEMS.23 202.6 ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY.23
Annex AA (informative)
Guidance and rationale for particular subclauses.26 Annex BB (informative)
Guidance in classification according to CISPR 11.31 Annex CC (informative)
Guidance to the MANUFACTURER on the interpretation of TI and MI
to be used to inform the OPERATOR.32 Annex DD (informative)
Example set-up to measure surface temperature
of externally applied TRANSDUCER ASSEMBLIES.35
Bibliography.38
Index of defined terms.41
Figure DD.1 – Set-up of an example test object to measure the surface temperature
of externally applied transducers.37
Table 201.101 – List of symbols.11 Table 201.102 – Distributed essential performance requirements.12 Table 201.103 –Acoustic output reporting table.15 Table 201.104 – Overview of the tests noted under 201.11.1.3.20 Table CC.1 – Relative importance of maintaining low exposure indices in various scanning situations.34
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Table DD.1 – Acoustic and thermal properties of tissues & materials.35 Table DD.2 – Weight % pure components.36
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MEDICAL ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT –
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FOREWORD 1) The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) is a worldwide organization for standardization comprising all national electrotechnical committees (IEC National Committees). The object of 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, IEC publishes International Standards, Technical Specifications, Technical Reports, Publicly Available Specifications (PAS) and Guides (hereafter referred to as “IEC Publication(s)”). Their preparation is entrusted to technical committees; any IEC National Committee interested in the subject dealt with may participate in this preparatory work. International, governmental and non-governmental organizations liaising with the IEC also participate in this preparation. IEC collaborates closely with the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in accordance with conditions determined by agreement between the two organizations. 2) The formal decisions or agreements of IEC on technical matters express, as nearly as possible, an international consensus of opinion on the relevant subjects since each technical committee has representation from all interested IEC National Committees.
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8) Attention is drawn to the Normative references cited in this publication. Use of the referenced publications is indispensable for the correct application of this publication. 9) Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this IEC Publication may be the subject of patent rights. IEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights. International standard IEC 60601-2-37 has been prepared by IEC subcommittee 62B: Diagnostic imaging equipment, of IEC technical committee 62: Electrical equipment in medical practice. This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition published in 2001 and its Amendment 1 (2004) and Amendment 2 (2005). This edition combines the previous edition and its amendments into a form compatible with the parent IEC 60601-1:2005. The text of this particular standard is based on the following documents: Enquiry draft Report on voting 62B/624/CDV 62B/657/RVC
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This publication has been drafted in accordance with the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2. In this standard, the following print types are used: – Requirements and definitions: roman type. – Test specifications: italic type. – Informative material appearing outside of tables, such as notes, examples and references: in smaller type. Normative text of tables is also in a smaller type. – TERMS DEFINED IN CLAUSE 3 OF THE GENERAL STANDARD, IN THIS PARTICULAR STANDARD OR AS NOTED: SMALL CAPITALS. In referring to the structure of this standard, the term – “clause” means one of the seventeen numbered divisions within the table of contents, inclusive of all subdivisions (e.g. Clause 7 includes subclauses 7.1, 7.2, etc.); – “subclause” means a numbered subdivision of a clause (e.g. 7.1, 7.2 and 7.2.1 are all subclauses of Clause 7). References to clauses within this standard are preceded by the term “Clause” followed by the clause number. References to subclauses within this particular standard are by number only.
In this standard, the conjunctive “or” is used as an “inclusive or” so a statement is true if any combination of the conditions is true. The verbal forms used in this standard conform to usage described in Annex H of the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2. For the purposes of this standard, the auxiliary verb: – “shall” means that compliance with a requirement or a test is mandatory for compliance with this standard; – “should” means that compliance with a requirement or a test is recommended but is not mandatory for compliance with this standard; – “may” is used to describe a permissible way to achieve compliance with a requirement or test. An asterisk (*) as the first character of a title or at the beginning of a paragraph or table title indicates that there is guidance or rationale related to that item in Annex AA. A list of all parts of the IEC 60601 series, published under the general title: Medical electrical equipment, can be found on the IEC website The committee has decided that the contents of this publication will remain unchanged until the maintenance result date indicated on the IEC web site under "http://webstore.iec.ch" in the data related to the specific publication. At this date, the publication will be
• reconfirmed; • withdrawn; • replaced by a revised edition, or • amended.
– 6 – 60601-2-37 © IEC:2007 INTRODUCTION In this particular standard, safety requirements additional to those in the general standard are specified for ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC EQUIPMENT. A general guidance and rationale for the requirements of this particular standard are given in Annex AA. Knowledge of the reasons for these requirements will not only facilitate the proper application of this particular standard but will, in due course, expedite any revision necessitated by changes in clinical practice or as a result of developments in technology. The approach and philosophy used in drafting this particular standard for safety of ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC EQUIPMENT are consistent with those in standards of the IEC 60601-2-xx series that apply to other diagnostic modalities, such as X-ray equipment and magnetic resonance systems.
In each case, the safety standard is intended to require increasing sophistication of output display indicators and/or controls with increasing energy levels in the interrogating field of diagnosis. Thus, for all such diagnostic modalities, it is the responsibility of the OPERATOR to understand the risk of the output of the ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC EQUIPMENT, and to act appropriately in order to obtain the needed diagnostic information with the minimum risk to the PATIENT.
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The clauses and subclauses of the general standard apply except as follows: 201.1 Scope, object and related standards Clause 1 of the general standard applies, except as follows: 201.1.1 *Scope Addition: This International Standard applies to the BASIC SAFETY and ESSENTIAL PERFORMANCE of ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC EQUIPMENT as defined in 201.3.217, hereinafter referred to as ME EQUIPMENT.
If a clause or subclause is specifically intended to be applicable to ME EQUIPMENT only, or to ME SYSTEMS only, the title and content of that clause or subclause will say so. If that is not the case, the clause or subclause applies both to ME EQUIPMENT and to ME SYSTEMS, as relevant. HAZARDS inherent in the intended physiological function of ME EQUIPMENT or ME SYSTEMS within the scope of this standard are not covered by specific requirements in this standard except in 7.2.13 and 8.4.1 of this standard. NOTE See also subclause 4.2 of this standard. This particular standard does not cover ultrasonic therapeutic equipment. Equipment used for the imaging or diagnosis of body structures by ultrasound in conjunction with other medical procedures is covered. 201.1.2 Object Replacement: The object of this particular standard is to establish particular BASIC SAFETY and ESSENTIAL PERFORMANCE requirements for ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC EQUIPMENT as defined in 201.3.217. 201.1.4 Particular standards Replacement: In the IEC 60601 series, particular standards may modify, replace or delete requirements contained in the general standard as appropriate for the particular ME EQUIPMENT under consideration, and may add other BASIC SAFETY and ESSENTIAL PERFORMANCE requirements. A requirement of a particular standard takes priority over the general standard.
– 8 – 60601-2-37 © IEC:2007 For brevity, IEC 60601-1 is referred to in this particular standard as the general standard. Collateral standards are referred to by their document number. The numbering of sections, clauses and subclauses of this particular standard corresponds to that of the general standard with the prefix “201” (e.g. 201.1 in this particular standard addresses the content of Clause 1 of the general standard) or applicable collateral standard with the prefix “20x” where x is the final digit(s) of the collateral standard document number (e.g. 202.6 in this particular standard addresses the content of Clause 6 of the 60601-1-2 collateral standard, 203.4 in this particular standard addresses the content of Clause 4 of the 60601-1-3 collateral standard, etc.). The changes to the text of the general standard are specified by the use of the following words: "Replacement" means that the clause or subclause of the general standard or applicable collateral standard is replaced completely by the text of this particular standard. "Addition" means that the text of this particular standard is additional to the requirements of the general standard or applicable collateral standard. "Amendment" means that the clause or subclause of the general standard or applicable collateral standard is amended as indicated by the text of this particular standard. Subclauses, figures or tables which are additional to those of the general standard are numbered starting from 201.101, additional annexes are lettered AA, BB, etc., and additional items aa), bb), etc. Subclauses or figures which are additional to those of a collateral standard are numbered starting from 20x, where “x” is the number of the collateral standard, e.g. 202 for IEC 60601-1-2, 203 for IEC 60601-1-3, etc. The term "this standard" is used to make reference to the general standard, any applicable collateral standards and this particular standard taken together. Where there is no corresponding section, clause or subclause in this particular standard, the section, clause or subclause of the general standard or applicable collateral standard, although possibly not relevant, applies without modification; where it is intended that any part of the general standard or applicable collateral standard, although possibly relevant, is not to be applied, a statement to that effect is given in this particular standard. 201.2 Normative references Clause 2 of the general standard applies except as follows: Addition: IEC 62359, Ultrasonics – Field characterization – Test methods for the determination of thermal and mechanical indices related to medical diagnostic ultrasonic fields
201.3 Terminology and definitions For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in the general standard and in IEC 62359, as well as the following additions apply: NOTE 1 An index of defined terms is given after the Bibliography.
NOTE 2 A list of symbols used in this particular standard is found in Table 201.101.
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201.3.201 BONE THERMAL INDEX THERMAL INDEX for applications, such as foetal (second and third trimester) or neonatal cephalic (through the fontanelle) applications, in which the ultrasound beam passes through soft tissue and there is bone close to a focal region Symbol: TIB Unit: None NOTE See IEC 62359 for methods of determining the BONE THERMAL INDEX. 201.3.202
COMBINED-OPERATING MODE mode of operation of ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC EQUIPMENT that combines more than one DISCRETE-OPERATING MODE 201.3.203 CRANIAL-BONE THERMAL INDEX THERMAL INDEX for applications, such as paediatric and adult cranial applications, in which the ultrasound beam passes through bone near the beam entrance into the body Symbol: TIC Unit: None NOTE See IEC 62359 for methods of determining the CRANIAL-BONE THERMAL INDEX 201.3.204 DEFAULT SETTING specific state of control the ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC EQUIPMENT will enter upon power-up, new PATIENT select, or change from non-foetal to foetal applications 201.3.205 DISCRETE-OPERATING MODE mode of operation of ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC EQUIPMENT in which the purpose of the excitation of the ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCER or ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCER element group is to utilise only one diagnostic methodology 201.3.206 FULL SOFTWARE CONTROL OF ACOUSTIC OUTPUT means by which the ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC EQUIPMENT manages the acoustic output independent of direct OPERATOR control
201.3.207 INVASIVE TRANSDUCER ASSEMBLY
a transducer which, in whole or in part, penetrates inside the body, either through a body orifice or through the surface of the body 201.3.208
MECHANICAL INDEX
the displayed parameter representing potential cavitation bioeffects Symbol: MI Unit: None NOTE See IEC 62359 for methods of determining the MECHANICAL INDEX. 201.3.209 MULTI-PURPOSE ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC EQUIPMENT ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC EQUIPMENT that is intended for more than one clinical application
– 10 – 60601-2-37 © IEC:2007 201.3.210 NON-SCANNING MODE mode of operation of ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC EQUIPMENT that involves a sequence of ultrasonic pulses that give rise to ultrasonic scan lines that follow the same acoustic path 201.3.211 PRUDENT USE STATEMENT affirmation of the principle advising avoidance of high exposure levels and long exposure times while acquiring only information which is clinically required 201.3.212 SCANNING MODE mode of operation of ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC EQUIPMENT that involves a sequence of ultrasonic pulses that give rise to scan lines that do not follow the same acoustic path 201.3.213 SOFT TISSUE THERMAL INDEX THERMAL INDEX related to soft tissues Symbol: TIS Unit: None NOTE 1 See IEC 62359 for methods of determination of the SOFT-TISSUE THERMAL INDEX. NOTE 2 For the purposes of this document, “soft tissue“ includes all body tissues and fluids but excludes skeletal tissues. 201.3.214 THERMAL INDEX ratio of attenuated acoustic power at a specified point to the attenuated acoustic power required to raise the temperature at that point in a specific tissue model by 1 °C.
Symbol: TI Unit: None
NOTE See IEC 62359 for methods of determining the THERMAL INDEX 201.3.215 TRANSDUCER ASSEMBLY the transducer housing (probe), any associated electronic circuitry, the active ultrasonic transducer module, and any liquids contained in the housing and the integral cable that connects the transducer probe to an ultrasound console 201.3.216 TRANSMIT PATTERN combination of a specific set of transducer beam-forming characteristics (determined by the transmit aperture size, apodisation shape, and relative timing/phase delay pattern across the aperture, resulting in a specific focal length and direction), and an electrical drive waveform of a specific fixed shape but variable amplitude 201.3.217 ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC EQUIPMENT MEDICAL ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT that is intended for ultrasonic medical examination 201.3.218 ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCER device capable of converting electrical energy to mechanical energy and/or mechanical energy to electrical energy, both within the ultrasonic frequency range
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Table 201.101 – List of symbols Symbol Term Reference Aaprt = -12dB OUTPUT BEAM AREA
IEC 62359, 3.25 deq = EQUIVALENT BEAM DIAMETER IEC 62359, 3.22 fawf
= ACOUSTIC WORKING FREQUENCY IEC 62359, 3.2 Ipa,. = ATTENUATED PULSE-AVERAGE INTENSITY IEC 62359, 3.5 Ipi = PULSE-INTENSITY INTEGRAL IEC 62359, 3.32 Ipi,. = ATTENUATED PULSE-INTENSITY INTEGRAL IEC 62359, 3.6 Ispta = SPATIAL-PEAK TEMPORAL-AVERAGE INTENSITY IEC 62359, 3.38 Ita, .(z) = ATTENUATED TEMPORAL-AVERAGE INTENSITY IEC 62359, 3.8 MI = MECHANICAL INDEX IEC 62359, 3.23 P = OUTPUT POWER IEC 62359, 3.27 P. = ATTENUATED OUTPUT POWER IEC 62359, 3.3 Pr,. = ATTENUATED PEAK-RAREFACTIONAL ACOUSTIC PRESSURE IEC 62359, 3.4 Pr = PEAK-RAREFACTIONAL ACOUSTIC PRESSURE IEC 62359, 3.28 prr = PULSE REPETITION RATE IEC 62359, 3.34 TI = THERMAL INDEX IEC 62359, 3.41 TIB = BONE THERMAL INDEX IEC 62359, 3.11 TIC = CRANIAL-BONE THERMAL INDEX IEC 62359, 3.15 TIS = SOFT-TISSUE THERMAL I
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