61331-2-2014 Protective devices against diagnostic medical X-radiation – Part 2: Translucent protective plates (Edition 2.0)
Dispositifs de protection radiologique contre les rayonnements X pour diagnostic médical – Partie 2: Plaques translucides de protection radiologique (Edition 2.0)
This part of IEC 61331 applies to TRANSLUCENT PROTECTIVE PLATES used for RADIATION PROTECTION in X-ray diagnosis and in X-ray therapy. It also applies to TRANSLUCENT PROTECTIVE PLATES used for protection against GAMMA RADIATION in nuclear medicine and BRACHYTHERAPY with automatically-controlled AFTERLOADING equipment. It does not cover other translucent RADIATION PROTECTION materials@ e.g. - leaded glasses or goggles for protection of the OPERATOR'S eyes (eye spectacles)@ - leaded face shields@ which cover the entire face of the OPERATOR@ - PATIENT eye protection@ and - thyroid eck PROTECTIVE DEVICES. This Part 2 deals with the requirements on - geometrical accuracy; - optical quality of the material; - spectral TRANSMITTANCE; - radiation ATTENUATION properties; - marking; - statement of compliance with this standard.